There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.' One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him. Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'
This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.
Life Is a Gift
Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat..
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion.
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who died way too early .....
Before whining about the distance you drive - Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job..
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.... Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
Thanks for posting this...before reading it I was having some bad thoughts about the boss today...then I paused and thought for a moment...I am the boss.
Posted by Bruce Brickman (Member # 8180) on :
Well said Rusty. Thanks Jane.
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
Thanks Jane. You made me think today. And be glad with what I enjoy.
Thanks.
-grampa dan
Posted by Wayne Webb (Member # 1124) on :
Thanks Jane It made me think too
Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
You are a great wether woman,Jane... Good for you.
Posted by Steve Luck (Member # 5292) on :
I just read this before heading home and it made my day. Thanks Jane.
Sign-cerely, Steve
Posted by Jean Shimp (Member # 198) on :
great story
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
Thank you!
Posted by Donald Miner (Member # 6472) on :
Thanks Jane, I know a lot of people who need to read that. My grandfather had a favorite saying, "I had no shoes and complained, untill I met a man who had no feet".
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
My Mom always said, "No matter how bad you think your life is, if you look around you can find someone with bigger problems than yours. So pick youre head up, put a smile on your face, and get out there and make the best of every day you have."
The day my Mom passed away, it was tough, but I knew she would want me to hold my head up, put my smile on, and make the best of that day too, because she had already helped me do that the day we lost my Dad.
Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :
Wow. Inspirational Jane. I needed that. Thank you.
Do you mind if I use that for a wall here in the shop?
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
I didn't write it, Deri. Someone sent it to me as an e-mail. It just touched me too and I thought I would share.
Posted by Tony Teveris (Member # 2911) on :
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