Everything happens for a purpose

We often blame God when bad things happen to good people.  This is particularly heartbreaking when the bad thing happens to innocent children. However, let us learn from the rain. When it falls, it falls on both the bad and the good. Everything happens for a purpose. The ability to find a good purpose for any bad event is a blessing.

Donkey in the well

"One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a well that the farmer had accidentally left uncovered.

The animal cried pitifully for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey.

The farmer invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realised what was happening and became distressed and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quietened down.

 A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.

Soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on us, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up."

By Positive life.

Inheritance

There are only two lasting inheritance we can give our children – one is root and the other is wings

Good Luck or Bad Luck! Who Knows!

"Many years ago, a wise peasant lived in a small village in China. He had a son who was the apple of his eye and a fine white stallion, which everyone admired. One day his horse escaped from his grounds and disappeared. The villagers came to him one by one and said: "You are such an unlucky man. It is such bad luck that your horse escaped." The peasant responded: "Who knows. Maybe it's bad, maybe it's good."

The next day the stallion returned followed by 12 wild horses. The neighbours visited him again and congratulated him for his good fortune. Again, he just said: "Who knows. Maybe it's good, maybe it's bad."

The next day his son attempted to break in one of the wild horses when he fell down and broke his leg. Once more, everyone came with their condolences: "It's terrible." Again, he replied: "Who knows. Maybe it's bad, maybe it's good."

A few days passed and his poor son was limping around the village with his broken leg, when the emperor's army entered the village announcing that a war was about to start and they required all the young men of the village to join the army. However, they left behind the peasant's son since he had a broken leg. Everyone was extremely jealous of the peasant. They talked about his sheer good luck, while the old man just muttered: "Who knows. Maybe it's good, maybe it's bad."

Source: Chinese Fable

Maintaining your strength of character

When a Yoruba man describes himself as a "Garbage or "Manure," he is not trying to devalue his humanity. He is merely saying how much he welcomes any insult people may be throwing at him in the course of living strictly according to his core values. He uses such insults as working tools for developing his strength of character.

Who is God?

Who is God?

"Have you ever wondered who God is? Where He stays? What He does? Do you ever pray to God and thank Him for all that there is?

The following are a few interesting, and very cute, ideas about God from young children belonging to different religions. Some will make you smile and others will make you re-think your own definition of God!

Who is God?

“God is a man sitting in the sky. He watches us through a telescope. When the sun sets, he brings the stars and moon so that he can keep seeing us.” Lavanya, 7 years.

“I feel God is in all of us. When we are good, God smiles. When we are bad, God cries. Better to be good at all times. And yes, don’t waste food.”
Ali, 5 years.

“God is an ice-cream. You have to give him all your time and attention. You have to want him all the time. And when you have him, you have to continue to want more of him.” Aloysius, 10 years.

By Positive life Foundation.