Opportunity is the cousin of gratitude‏

Good morning guys it's a quick one today. 

Once upon a time there was a quote that I came across and in the end; till this day is one of the best sentences I have ever heard.

It goes something like this, “Opportunity is never lost it is simply picked up by someone else”…no one on this earth can disagree to that quote holding so much relevance to how EVERYONE should live their lives.

Your soooooo lucky that today I am going to share two quick stories with you guys; first one:

"The Obstacles In Our Path"

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand - "Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition."

MORAL = GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY!!


"Giving When It Counts"

Many years ago, I heard a story about a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save her."

As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the colour returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

MORAL = GRATITUDE IS PRICELESS

Now we all know everybody is different and that we all go on different paths to fulfil our destiny. 

Some people are born the ‘tallest’, some are the ‘brightest’, some are the ‘fastest’, some are the‘wisest’ what ever the case we ALL are given opportunities when we enter into this wonderful world we live. SOME TAKE IT and it’s a shame that SOME DON’T. What’s more upsetting is the ones that take it half-heartedly; is that YOU?

Whichever way it works out, you should always remember similarly like the law of physics in relation to energy utters,

“OPPORTUNITY IS OUTHERE IN ABUNDANCE, IT IS NEVER DESTROYED, IT SIMPLY TRANSFORMS FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER”

(T R Bentley-Woode 1985)

Take every opportunity and show some gratitude

Have a wonderful week