Having Nothing Could Mean Something!
posted in Personal Development, The Law of Attraction, Science of Getting Rich, Bob Proctor, Motivation, Inspiration, Success, Self Improvement, Dream, Goal, Attraction Accelerator |Three men, Paul, Sam and Ted stayed in a small hotel. They all follow a habit each time they go out – Paul always carries an umbrella with him, Sam always carries a walking stick with him whereas Ted always carries nothing along.
One morning, the sky became overcast signifying a storm ahead. However, they still went out, following their usual habit. Indeed, it started raining soon after.
As before, they returned to the hotel at around the same time, around 10 p.m. at night. The hotel owner noticed something and couldn’t help but asked, ‘Pardon me but I’m really puzzled. Why is Mr. Paul who has an umbrella with him all drenched? Why did Mr. Sam who has a walking stick with him fall in the mud (he saw mud all over him)? And why is Mr. Ted who carries nothing with him totally dry and safe? Could someone explain please?
Paul said, ‘Having an umbrella with me drove me on on my journey even though it was raining. But the rain got really heavy with very strong wind blowing. My umbrella wasn’t that big, you see. That was how I got wet!’
Sam said, ‘I had no umbrella with me so I stopped to take shelter when it started raining. When the rain finally stopped, I carried on with my journey. That’s why I’m dry. I have a walking stick with me. Thinking that it should prevent me from falling down, I took a shorter path back over the hill. Unfortunately, the wet pathway still caused me to fall a few times.’
Ted said, smiling, ‘I didn’t have a walking stick so I could only walk along the big roads and I walked really carefully. No falling down for sure! I had no umbrella so I could only take shelter somewhere when it rained. Not wet at all for sure! Nothing is special actually.’
The hotel owner thought for a long while and finally said, ‘Looks like the one who has no advantage turned out to have the most advantage!’ The three men looked at one another and laughed.
We constantly remind ourselves of our weaknesses whereas we are usually not so careful about our strength. An advantage that attracts envy eyes may lead to a disadvantage if it is not fully or carefully made used of, leading even to failure. We may have some shortcoming or disadvantage. But making good use of it can turn it into your strength and advantage. Stop all negative thinking now!
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