A wide and diverse collection of plants in a garden became the perfect example, as this mother imparted a powerful and profound life lesson to her son. She used the plants the young man could see and teach to share something we would all do better to remember. Watch the short but insightful clip to listen to the lesson the mother taught her son.

The things we consume daily will ultimately determine who we are as a person. I don’t necessarily mean food, although that could also apply because, as the old saying goes, we are what we eat. No, I’m specifically talking about our influences. The music we listen to, the shows we watch, the books we read and the people we are friends with will and do influence us a great deal.

The Bible mentions influence as well. It stresses the importance of influence and warns against hanging around less-than-stellar individuals because that’s who you will eventually become. Proverbs 13:20 states, “Go with wise men and be wise; but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.” That’s pretty clear, wouldn’t you say?

In a clip posted on social media, one mother uses vegetation to talk to her little one about influence. She makes the same point as the verse in Proverbs, warning her youngster to choose wisely when it comes to the people he allows to influence him.

“It’s very important for you to be mindful of who you’re around because you’re going to talk like them, you’re going to do the things they do, you’re going to think like them, you’re going to pick up their habits and behaviors,” she said.

Later in the clip, the mother asks her son to summarize what he’s learned and to tell her what he’s picked up from her lesson about the power of influence.

What a beautiful moment between mother and son as she teaches and shares wisdom with her child.

1 Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behavior.”