A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money.
That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I said what you said but in a different way." What he had written was: "Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it."
Both signs told the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the blind boy could not. The second sign was more effective.
There are at least two lessons.
First : Be creative. THERE IS ALWAYS A BETTER WAY!!!
Second : Be thankful for what you have. |
