this came in today's mail. I thought it was clever:
There is a story about a king in Africa who had a close
friend he grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking
at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive
or negative) and remarking, "This is good!"
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting
expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns
for the king.
The friend had apparently done something wrong in
preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from
his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual,
"This is good!" To which the king replied, "No, this is
NOT good!" and proceeded to send his friend to jail.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that
he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured
him and took him to their village. They tied his hands,
stacked some wood, set up a stake and bound him to
the stake. As they came near to set fire to the wood, they
noticed that the king was missing a thumb.
Being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less
than whole. So untying the king, they sent him on his way.
As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that
had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of
his friend.
He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend.
"You were right" he said, "it was good that my thumb was
blown off." And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had
just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to
jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this."
"No," his friend replied, "this is good!"
"What do you mean, "this is good!" How could it be good
that I sent my friend to jail for a year."
"If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you, and
would have been eaten by the Cannibals."
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Many times it's only in looking back that we realize our
hardships were indeed blessings in disguise. It's something to
think about.
HB
There is a story about a king in Africa who had a close
friend he grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking
at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive
or negative) and remarking, "This is good!"
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting
expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns
for the king.
The friend had apparently done something wrong in
preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from
his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the situation the friend remarked as usual,
"This is good!" To which the king replied, "No, this is
NOT good!" and proceeded to send his friend to jail.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that
he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured
him and took him to their village. They tied his hands,
stacked some wood, set up a stake and bound him to
the stake. As they came near to set fire to the wood, they
noticed that the king was missing a thumb.
Being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less
than whole. So untying the king, they sent him on his way.
As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that
had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of
his friend.
He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend.
"You were right" he said, "it was good that my thumb was
blown off." And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had
just happened. "And so I am very sorry for sending you to
jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this."
"No," his friend replied, "this is good!"
"What do you mean, "this is good!" How could it be good
that I sent my friend to jail for a year."
"If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you, and
would have been eaten by the Cannibals."
_______________________________________________
Many times it's only in looking back that we realize our
hardships were indeed blessings in disguise. It's something to
think about.
HB