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A Inspirational and Motivational Story ACRES OF DAIMONDS
There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because
he was content. He was content because he was happy. One day a wise man came
to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes
along with them. The wise man said, "If you had a diamond the size of your
thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your
fist, you could probably own your own country." And then he went away. That
night the farmer couldn't sleep. He was unhappy and he was discontent. He
was unhappy because he was discontent and discontent because he was unhappy.
The next morning he made arrangements to sell
off his farm, took care of his family and went in search of diamonds. He
looked all over Africa and couldn't find any. He looked all through
Europeand couldn't find any. When he got to
Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broke. He got so
disheartened that he threw himself into the Barcelona River and committed
suicide.
Back home, the person who had bought his farm
was watering the camels at a stream that ran through the farm. Across the
stream, the rays of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a
rainbow. He thought it would look good on the mantle piece. He picked up the
stone and put it in the living room.
That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked, "Is
Hafiz back?" The new owner said, "No, why do you ask?" The wise man said,
"Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one." The man said,
no, that's just a stone I picked up from the stream. Come, I'll show you.
There are many more." They went and picked some samples and sent them for
analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm
was indeed covered with acres and acres of diamonds.*
What is the moral of this story? There are five morals:
1. When our attitude is right, we realize that we are a
ll walking on acres and acres of diamonds. Opportunity is always under our
feet. We don't have to go anywhere. All we need to do is recognize it.
2. The grass on the other side always looks greener.
3. While we are dyeing the grass on the other side, there are others who are
dyeing the grass on our side. They would be happy to trade places with us.
4. When people don't know how to recognize opportunity, they complain of
noise when it knocks.
5. The same opportunity never knocks twice. The next one may be better or
worse, but it is never the same one.
From India, Coimbatore
733A Inspirational and Motivational Story ACRES OF DAIMONDS
There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because
he was content. He was content because he was happy. One day a wise man came
to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes
along with them. The wise man said, "If you had a diamond the size of your
thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your
fist, you could probably own your own country." And then he went away. That
night the farmer couldn't sleep. He was unhappy and he was discontent. He
was unhappy because he was discontent and discontent because he was unhappy.
The next morning he made arrangements to sell
off his farm, took care of his family and went in search of diamonds. He
looked all over Africa and couldn't find any. He looked all through
Europeand couldn't find any. When he got to
Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broke. He got so
disheartened that he threw himself into the Barcelona River and committed
suicide.
Back home, the person who had bought his farm
was watering the camels at a stream that ran through the farm. Across the
stream, the rays of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a
rainbow. He thought it would look good on the mantle piece. He picked up the
stone and put it in the living room.
That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked, "Is
Hafiz back?" The new owner said, "No, why do you ask?" The wise man said,
"Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one." The man said,
no, that's just a stone I picked up from the stream. Come, I'll show you.
There are many more." They went and picked some samples and sent them for
analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm
was indeed covered with acres and acres of diamonds.*
What is the moral of this story? There are five morals:
1. When our attitude is right, we realize that we are a
ll walking on acres and acres of diamonds. Opportunity is always under our
feet. We don't have to go anywhere. All we need to do is recognize it.
2. The grass on the other side always looks greener.
3. While we are dyeing the grass on the other side, there are others who are
dyeing the grass on our side. They would be happy to trade places with us.
4. When people don't know how to recognize opportunity, they complain of
noise when it knocks.
5. The same opportunity never knocks twice. The next one may be better or
worse, but it is never the same one.
From India, Coimbatore
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