happy weekend!
whatever the weather is, always bring the sunshine with you.
have a great weekend everyone! hope this story will brighten your day
Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn’t have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field.
One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the village said, “Oh, what a horrible thing to happen.” The farmer said simply, “We’ll see.” He was so at peace and so calm, that everyone in the village got together and, admiring his attitude, gave him a new horse as a gift.
Everyone’s reaction now was, “What a lucky man.” And the farmer said, “We’ll see.”
A couple days later, the new horse jumped a fence and ran away. Everyone in the village shook their heads and said, “What a poor fellow!”
The farmer smiled and said, “We’ll see.”
Eventually, the horse found his way home, and everyone again said, “What a fortunate man.”
The farmer said, “We’ll see.”
Later in the year, the farmer’s young boy went out riding on the horse and fell and broke his leg. Everyone in the village said, “What a shame for the poor boy.”
The farmer said, “We’ll see.”
Two days later, the army came into the village to draft new recruits. When they saw that the farmer’s son had a broken leg, they decided not to recruit him.
Everyone said, “What a fortunate young man.”
The farmer smiled again - and said “We’ll see.”
Moral of the story: There’s no use in overreacting to the events and circumstances of our everyday lives. Many times what looks like a setback, may actually be a gift in disguise. And when our hearts are in the right place, all events and circumstances are gifts that we can learn valuable lessons from.
As Fra Giovanni once said:
“Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, or a duty, believe me… the gift is there and the wonder of an overshadowing presence.”
Mousey!!! Kaninong footprints yan ha? Heheheh
Happy Friday! Waffle cheese you want?
Comment by sasha — March 2, 2007 @ 1:24 pm
footprints in the sand..er,snow pala
Happy weekend din Mousey!
Comment by ghee — March 2, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
Happy weekend too mouse!
masundan nga ang mga footprints na iyan…saan kaya ang punta?
Comment by nona — March 2, 2007 @ 1:48 pm
nyahaha! ang galing ng mga akoni…sunod sunod hehehe….1st 2nd and 3rd! ei, bee…next ka na!yuhooo!
Comment by nona — March 2, 2007 @ 1:54 pm
happy weekend too mousey! and happy spring
Comment by jhenny — March 2, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
Wow, footprint in the snow. Kay papa Jesus ba yan?
Happy weekend mousey!
Comment by Raquel — March 2, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
Fooftprints mo ba yan mousey?
Comment by ann — March 2, 2007 @ 8:28 pm
Onga magandang advice yan! Kahit umuulan isipin mo umaaraw pa rin. hehe biro lng. Ba’t yung huling foot print parang me sunog?
Comment by Ferdz — March 3, 2007 @ 1:44 am
Yup yup thats right!! always bring the sunshine!!
nice picture..
Comment by tina — March 3, 2007 @ 3:33 am
“whatever the weather is, always bring the sunshine with you.” nice food for thought.
mousey, i always cast a smile to whoever i meet on the road. it is a good thing.
Comment by Belle TH — March 3, 2007 @ 5:44 am
Is that your footprints? hehe..
Have a great weekend too
Comment by M I C H E L L E — March 3, 2007 @ 7:35 am
i suppose those were your footprints when u visited my blog..hehehe..
thnx friend mousey!!!
Comment by CaRLJhiNG — March 4, 2007 @ 2:05 pm
how beautiful of the feet who brings happiness to wherever it goes!
Comment by iskoo — March 5, 2007 @ 12:52 am
Alam moba kung anong tatak nung shoes na un? parang maganda ah! heheh
Comment by Tikey — March 5, 2007 @ 1:27 am
ang galing naman…
Comment by maiylah — March 6, 2007 @ 10:25 am