The Kite And The Sailboat
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Has anything bad ever happened to you? Bad things happen to all of us; there is nothing we can do about that. But there is something we can do about our attitudes when bad things happen. Let me tell you a story.
Jerry spent all day working on his sailboat. He had built it piece by piece, all by himself. It had taken him a long time to paint it and to carefully put on the sails. He was so proud of his work. But now the paint was dry and the sailboat was finished and Jerry could hardly wait to go to the park and sail his boat in the lake.
Jerry arrived at the park and searched for the best place to launch his masterpiece. He walked down to the edge of the lake and gently set his sailboat on the water. What a beautiful sight! His boat began to move gracefully through the ripples. But oh, no!
A blustering wind began to blow and before Jerry could rescue his boat, the wind had crashed it into some rocks. The little sailboat was broken into a thousand pieces. All of Jerry's hard work was ruined.
Jerry bent down and picked up the pieces of his broken sailboat and said, "You know, it's not a very good day to sail sailboats, but it looks like a terrific day to fly a kite!" And with that, he ran home to get his kite and returned to have a wonderful afternoon watching the kite dance in the clouds.
Jerry could have gotten angry and thrown a temper tantrum. He could have sat down by the lake and cried, but instead Jerry found something good in a bad situation.
You see, it's all in how we look at things. We can find something good in almost any situation if we'll just try.
God bless you. Remember to pray for one another this week.
Jerry spent all day working on his sailboat. He had built it piece by piece, all by himself. It had taken him a long time to paint it and to carefully put on the sails. He was so proud of his work. But now the paint was dry and the sailboat was finished and Jerry could hardly wait to go to the park and sail his boat in the lake.
Jerry arrived at the park and searched for the best place to launch his masterpiece. He walked down to the edge of the lake and gently set his sailboat on the water. What a beautiful sight! His boat began to move gracefully through the ripples. But oh, no!
A blustering wind began to blow and before Jerry could rescue his boat, the wind had crashed it into some rocks. The little sailboat was broken into a thousand pieces. All of Jerry's hard work was ruined.
Jerry bent down and picked up the pieces of his broken sailboat and said, "You know, it's not a very good day to sail sailboats, but it looks like a terrific day to fly a kite!" And with that, he ran home to get his kite and returned to have a wonderful afternoon watching the kite dance in the clouds.
Jerry could have gotten angry and thrown a temper tantrum. He could have sat down by the lake and cried, but instead Jerry found something good in a bad situation.
You see, it's all in how we look at things. We can find something good in almost any situation if we'll just try.
God bless you. Remember to pray for one another this week.
