Comments on: Are You an Ant or a Grasshopper?

By: Nicole Vrabel

Nicole Vrabel — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:32:45 +0000

Are You an Ant or a Grasshopper? http://bit.ly/HNhug

By: Dion Baker

Dion Baker — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:33:04 +0000

@ Fatima Da, Dara, Jen – Thank you all for sharing your thoughts on the post!

Definitely… balance is critical. Without balance, we’re like a one-wheeled cart. Instead of rolling forward, we end up dragging ourselves along or spinning in circles lol It’s great that we can see elements of ourselves in the Grasshopper and the Ant! With the multiplicity of responsibilities in life, how could we not? Passing through life’s seasons and its varied demands and timeframes required for certain activities, we find ourselves on both sides.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:21:47 +0000

I know this story ever since I was a kid. I think a combination of being an ant and grasshopper (GrAnt – as someone upthread wittily puts it) is more realistic. There should be some sort of healthy balance to be able to function productively.
.-= Jen of Smart Goals´s last blog ..Sep 30, Links =-.

By: Dara

Dara — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:37:32 +0000

I’m also a believer in the GrAnt hybrid. Sometimes, circumstances lend themselves to me being an ant, and other times (regrettably) a grasshopper. For instance, I believe most of the time I am the ant. I want my site to do well, I’m always trying to get more visitors, etc. But last week, I got slammed with a horrible head cold — and a couple of those days, I was more the grasshopper than I’d like to admit.

By: Fatima Da

Fatima Da — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:04:58 +0000

Great post and the metaphor reminds of what Some one said “am I a man or a mice”….Thanks for sharing

By: Cristian Reaño

Cristian Reaño — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:01:16 +0000

Eres una hormiga o un saltamontes…Invierte tu tiempo en actividades de valor http://bit.ly/ok0fu

By: Brad Isaac

Brad Isaac — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:18:27 +0000

Trying to be more of an ant than a grasshopper today: http://bit.ly/HNhug

By: Dion Baker

Dion Baker — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:04:45 +0000

@ MadScan – Thanks for reading and glad to see that the topic inspired you The story certainly inspired me to reflect upon my general activity to evaluate the constructive use of my time.

@ Mongo – Thanks for the adding the hybrid “GrAnt”! lol I agree that it is not necessarilly black and white in determining whether we are the Grasshopper or the Ant. There are times when we need to be Grasshoppers or we need to be Ants. A key point is to discern for ourselves 1) what season is this for me? and, 2) is now the time to relax or to get busy? Like you said, the intention is to provoke-thought and evaluate our time/activity to determine if we are being inactive at the inappropriate time.
.-= Dion Baker´s last blog ..I’m Taking Over the World! =-.

By: Mongo

Mongo — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:18:33 +0000

Altough a decent metaphor is given I don’t believe it to be motivational, au contraire it is rather more thought provoking. I don’t believe life to be so black and white, grasshopper or ant, surely we ought to be both, with moderation we can enjoy all seasons, all the time. Here’s to the GrAnt!

By: MadScan

MadScan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:07:56 +0000

Great story. It is the topic of inspiration for those people, who are not want to work when they have time. I like it most. I read it 3 times and feel happy. Thanks for sharing this great story.