Sunday, 24 April 2016

L.I.F.E : LIVE IT FULLY EVERYDAY

One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprised test. They all waited anxiously at their desks for the exam to begin. The professor then handed out the exam papers with the text facing down. Once he handed them all out, he asked the students to turn over the exam papers.
To everyone's surprise, there were no questions - just a black dot in the center of the sheet of paper. The professor, seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, 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 session, the professor took all the exam papers, and started reading one by one out loud to the students.
All of them without exception, defined the black dot, trying to explain its position and why it was placed in the center of the paper. After all had been read, the students were silent, the professor began to explain:
"I'm not going to grade you on this, but I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white portion of the paper. Everyone of you had focused on the black dot instead - and the same happens in our lives. We have a white piece of paper to observe and enjoy, yet we always focus on the dark spots.
Our life is a gift from 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 every day...
However, we insist on focusing only on the dark spot - the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the complicated relationship with a family member, disappointment with a friend and small insignificant issues.
The dark spots are very small when compared to everything else we have in our lives, but they're the ones that pollute our minds.
It's time to take your eyes away from the black dots in your life. Instead, learn to enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a life filled with joy and love.
LIFE - Live It Fully Everyday.

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