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, is knowing that you are
the reason behind it!!! ~unknown
“Then
you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
John 8:32 (TNIV)
I.N.J.
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