Heavy rain beat two friends into a farm house. They were wet. Their clothes drenched. They were cold and shivery. Both started to experience some symptoms of hypothermia.
One kept swearing and uttering all sort of unprintable words. He swore at the rain for drenching them. He swore at God for causing the rain. He swore at the owner of the farm house for having no fire in place to keep him warm.
He swore at his friend for initiating the journey in the first instance. In fact he swore at everyone and everything, except himself, for causing his problem. He returned home suffering from hypothermia.
The other friend remained calm, cool and collected, undisturbed by his present circumstance. He blessed God for causing the rain to fall in other to make the land more fertile. He thanked the owner of the farm for the house that provided a shelter for them. He blessed his friend for being part of his journey in self-discovery and for becoming the best teacher in his lifelong learning on how to maintain inner peace even in suffering.
No wonder Charles Swindoll said life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.
One kept swearing and uttering all sort of unprintable words. He swore at the rain for drenching them. He swore at God for causing the rain. He swore at the owner of the farm house for having no fire in place to keep him warm.
He swore at his friend for initiating the journey in the first instance. In fact he swore at everyone and everything, except himself, for causing his problem. He returned home suffering from hypothermia.
The other friend remained calm, cool and collected, undisturbed by his present circumstance. He blessed God for causing the rain to fall in other to make the land more fertile. He thanked the owner of the farm for the house that provided a shelter for them. He blessed his friend for being part of his journey in self-discovery and for becoming the best teacher in his lifelong learning on how to maintain inner peace even in suffering.
No wonder Charles Swindoll said life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.
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