Dear ALL,
There was a story of a young man century ago who had a dream of going to the United States. He worked hard and saved everything he could to finally buy himself a ticket. The price took everything he had and soon he boards a ship sailing for America. Throughout the trip, he would see people heading toward the dining room to eat. He knew he could never afford the cost of even one snack….
so when he was hungry, he would go back to his room and eat from the paltry, dwindling supply of crackers and peanuts. Eventually he ran completely out of food, but he was determined to avoid complaining. He knew that in time he would soon get a job and eat all he wanted. Somehow he managed to survive the Atlantic crossing.
A couple of days before the scheduled dock in New York Harbour, the ship captain asked, young man I have noticed that you neither come to breakfast or lunch or dinner. Is there some reason?” The young man responded, “Sir I must admit that I spent all my savings just to pay for this ticket and I didn’t have anything left over to buy any meal.” “My goodness,” the captain exclaimed. “I am so sorry that you misunderstood. The ticket includes all the meals! Some things the young man didn’t understand robbed him the privileges his tickets conferred on him!
Living a blessed life is what so many people have not reckoned with in our world. It has been said that we would all be remembered for two basic things, either the problems we were born to solve or the ones we created for others. We must begin from this morning to live consciously on the cutting edge and see life as a gift and a privilege.
Too often, we tend to forget that those things we don’t reckon with have the tendency to affect us adversely, bitterness, malice, un-forgiveness can affect our emotional health. Living a life of joy, peace , love , forgiveness and fulfilment pays better than keeping grudges. We must never allow those things we don’t know rob us of the opportunities to develop relationships with others. Remember, you can never become the centre of the universe , no matter the opinions we hold about life issues. Make each day count, God bless you as you do.
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Ignorance is no longer Bliss