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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Be Thankful

This kinda puts a lot of things into perspective....

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it." Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind.

The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have!... Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret.

Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling… And even more beautiful, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!

Catch yourself when you start complaining about what you don’t have. Remember, where there is life, there is hope.

If after reading this email you really felt touched and you liked the story, I suggest you share it.

Remember, this email could change someone’s life..

Enjoy your day with a heart of gratitude.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you Joe :) God Bless you :)

Anonymous said...

Seeing those pictures of the blind boy reminds me of what this country is going to turn into since our economy has gotten worse. We will be like India where beggarhood is a profession.

Anonymous said...

Thee Biggest Key to life. When you have your faith and health, you have the whole world in your hand.