In the United States, the go-to spot for hardware is The Home Depot. Lowe’s is a competitor, sure—but for the sake of this parable (and because Jimmy Johnson drove for Lowe’s and I never cared for him as a NASCAR fan), let’s stick with Home Depot. In Australia, the equivalent is Bunnings Warehouse.
These stores are massive and cater to the home builder or weekend warrior. They have just about everything for fixing, building, and improving a home.
But if you walked into Home Depot or Bunnings looking for a gallon of milk, you’d walk out empty-handed. And if you kept going back expecting milk, you’d keep leaving disappointed.
Why? Because those stores aren’t designed to sell milk. Could they? Maybe. Could they rearrange the shelves and bring in some dairy coolers? Sure. But that’s not the point.
The point is this: You go to Home Depot or Bunnings for what they are built to provide. If you expect something they were never designed to offer, you will always feel let down.
So now—ask yourself:
How many people in your life are Home Depot or Bunnings… but you keep expecting them to sell milk?
We talk about Human Design a lot with The Zone of Authenticity. If you follow your design, you will follow your plans for how you were built. If you follow those plans, you may never have to sell milk when you shouldn't have it.