Just Follow The Tracks
Three men are stranded in the middle of the Canadian Forest and they don't know where they are. They decide that they have to find some food, so the first man leaves and tells the other two that he is going to get some food.
Several hours later, he comes back with a deer over his shoulder. The other two are amazed and ask him how he got a deer with no weapons. He replies, "I find tracks, I follow tracks, I get deer". They both are slightly confused but let it go.
One week later, they have eaten the deer, so they need to get more food. The second guy leaves and says that he is going to get food. He comes back a couple hours later with a elk over his shoulder. The other two ask how he got the elk. He simply replies, "I find tracks, I follow tracks, I get elk".
Five days later, they have eaten the elk, so they need more food. The third guy, feeling very cocky, says to himself, "This is going to be a piece of cake. The other guys got the other animals so easily. I'm going to get an animal better than both of theirs put together!". So he leaves to get some food. They wait a couple of hours but he doesn't come back. They wait another couple of hours but he is still missing.
Finally, after nine hours of waiting, they see him coming back. His clothes are in rags and he is covered in dirt with scrapes and bruises all over his body. He is bleeding from different gashes in his arms and legs along with one on the side of head. They ask, "What happened!". He looks at them, wide-eyed and confused and replies, "I find tracks, I follow tracks, I get hit by train".
Appreciate What You Have
One day a wealthy family man took his son on a trip to the country, so his son could see how poor country people live. They stayed one day and one night in the home of a very humble farmer. At the end of the trip, and when they were back home, the father asked his son, "What did you think of the trip?"
The son replied, "Very nice dad."
Then the father asked his son, "Did you notice how poor they were?"
The son replied, "Yes."
The father continued asking, "What did you learn?"
The son responded, "I learned that we have one dog in our house, and they have four. Also, we have a fountain in our garden, but they have a stream that has no end. And we have imported lamps in our garden . . . where they have the stars! And our garden goes to the edge of our property. But they have the entire horizon as their back yard!"
At the end of the son's reply the father was speechless.
His son then said, "Thank you dad for showing me how poor we really are."
Isn't it true that all depends on the lens you use to see life? One can ask himself what would happen if we give thanks for what we have instead of always asking for more. Learn to appreciate what you have. Wealth is all in one's point of view.
~author unknown
