Focus: Happiness of Life
One
day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a
surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The
professor handed out the question paper, with the text facing down as usual.
Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn the page and begin.
To everyone’s surprise, there were no questions….just a black dot in the center
of the page. The professor seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them
the following:
“I
want you to write what you see there.”
The
students confused, got started on the inexplicable task.
At
the end of the class, the professor took all the answer papers and started
reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them with
no exceptions, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the
middle of the sheet, etc. etc. etc. After all had been read, the classroom
silent, the professor began to explain:
“I am
not going to grade on you this, I just wanted to give you something to think
about. No one wrote about the "" part of the paper. Everyone focused on the
black dot – and the same happens in our lives. We have a "" paper to observe
and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a gift given to
us by God, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate – nature
renewing itself everyday, our friends around us, the job that provides our
livelihood, the miracles we see everyday…….
However
we insist on focusing only on the dark spots – the health issues that bother
us, the lack of money, the complicated relationship with a family member, the
disappointment with a friend etc
The
dark spots are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, but they
are the ones that pollute our minds.
Take
your eyes away from the black spots in your life. Enjoy each one of your
blessings, each moment that life gives you.
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