So here I am, in the middle of a drought in South Africa while the Government plans land expropriation without compensation, and just when I think it couldn't possibly get any worse these little guys decide to make their appearance.

And as harmless as they might appear, I assure you that there is no end to the harm that these grasshoppers are capable of!

But then I think to myself, there has to be something good that I can take from all this, even if it is just something small enough to get me through this day, after all, grasshoppers are considered as a good omen by some in the Chinese culture right?

So I sat and thought about what I could learn from all of this and eventually I realized that maybe I should try and take a lesson from the grasshopper himself, here are a few things that popped to mind:

The grasshopper sings his song proudly and moves almost in a choreographed manner.

~ This teaches us that we should always take pride and honer in what we do, and more than that we should move to the tune of our hearts music, thus allowing our inner artist to immerse.

Despite its size that limits its sight, the grasshopper is constantly aware of his surroundings.

Just as the grasshopper uses thousands of tiny eyes to formulate the "big picture" and thus seeing things more intuitively; We should start seeing what's beyond the mortal walls that cage our minds.

The grasshopper leaps forward with amazing progression in proportion to his actual size.

And just like the grasshopper we to should leap past our obstacles every day, knowing that we are so much bigger and stronger than anything we might be facing, even if that means taking a leap of faith every now and then.