bear much fruit

"A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'

'Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”

The question was asked: what would you change if God gave you only one more year to bear fruit? This cut me to the core. I've spent a lot of time focusing on work that made me financially comfortable. I've traded time I could have invested in my gifts and interests for meaningless activity. And I've spent years attempting to strengthen my weaknesses instead of capitalizing on my strengths and creativity. I'm convinced that none of this has been in vain but I've lost precious time. I will not let another year pass, however, to pursue my loves.