Let's imagine for a moment that each child is like a unique tree in the vast garden of life. Some seem to sprout quickly, enthusiastically sending their first buds toward the sun, while others seem to slumber longer underground, silently, deep within. As parents, we eagerly await the day when our children will blossom, bear sweet and bright fruit, and stand tall as majestic specimens in the landscape.

We want to see them succeed, excel, and achieve their goals. We long for their endeavors to become tangible achievements, for their efforts to yield abundant flowers and fruits that inspire pride. But what happens when that doesn't occur? When they work diligently, strive wholeheartedly, and still don't flourish? When they feel they don't fit in, that they're lagging behind, that their land doesn't yield what others do?

Some trees need more time. It's not that they're failing. It's that they're putting down roots.

And those roots, though invisible, are essential. They extend deep within, seeking stability, nourishment, meaning. Because no tree blossoms without first weaving its foundation in the darkness. Because the unseen strength is what sustains the beauty that one day all will admire.

As parents, our task is not to force the tree to bloom prematurely, but to trust its natural process. Not all apple trees bear fruit at the same time. Not all blossoms open with the arrival of spring. Some children bloom in summer, others in autumn. And that's perfectly fine.

Our children are not late. They are not behind. They are simply growing at their own pace, building their own moment, preparing their own splendor.

Let us learn to water them with patience, to speak to them tenderly when they feel withered. Because when their time comes—and it will—the garden will be filled with unique colors, unexpected fruits, and the certainty that they bloomed... when they were ready.

"Each child blossoms in their own time." Trust in your roots.

By: Geraldine Escobar

CEO OF DOUVRIS MARTIAL ARTS GUATEMALA