Words from the Master

A small story:

A man prayed very hard in a temple one day, “Oh Lord! Please give me 1000 rupees for 15 days. I am very desperate to receive it. I will return the money to you on the 16th day from today when I get my first paycheck.”
The temple priest was listening to his prayers.
He felt very sorry to see him in that state.
He had with him 500 rupees. He put it in a cover and gave it to the man saying that God had asked him to give him the money.
The man was overjoyed. He took the cover home and opened it.
He counted the money and saw that there was only 500 rupees and not 1000 rupees.
The next day he went to the temple and prayed to God, “O God! next time, please don’t send the money through the priest; send it directly. He took half of it.”

(Loud laughter!)

We take everything for granted and therefore remain discontented!

Remember: Life itself is a gift to you! Have you worked hard to get it? Can any of you say that you have worked very hard to earn this life? No! That is why we don’t realize its value! We simply take everything for granted – our bodies, our daily food, the beauty of nature – everything is taken for granted. We ask God for diamond rings – but do we thank him for giving us fingers to wear them? With time, even the diamond ring will lose its value to us!

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This excerpt has been taken from the book: Guaranteed Solutions.