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 recognised 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 reminded
people how fortunate they were to have their sight.
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.
It's a beautiful thing to see a person smiling. But even
more beautiful if you are the reason for the smile!Faith is
not about everything turning out OK. Faith is about being
OK no matter how things turn out.