Seize the opportunity on the other side of problem

A city boy, Raj, moved to the village and bought a donkey from an old farmer

for Rs.1000. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.

The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry Rajji, but I have some bad

news, the donkey died while I was bringing him here."

Raj replied: "Well then, just give me my money back." The farmer said: "Can't do that. I went and spent it already." Raj said: "OK then, just unload the donkey." The farmer asked: "What you are going to do with him?" Raj: "I'm going to raffle him off." (Note: To raffle is like lottery - draw lot to a group of people each paying the same amount for a ticket and there is a big prize for the people who win.) Farmer: "You can't raffle off a dead donkey!"

Raj: "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead."

A month later the farmer met up with Raj and asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?" Raj: "I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at Rs. 10 each and made a profit of Rs 4990 with the donkey worth Rs. 1000 as the prize. Farmer: "Didn't anyone complain?"

Raj: "Just the guy who won. So I gave him back his Rs. 10." 

Moral of the story - No situation is so bad that it cannot be turned around.You need to just think hard.So look at your glass always as half full (positive attitude ) rather then half  empty. Do not lose hope.

Courtesy: Mail Fwd by Harsha Joshi