Enhancing Relationships - III

Personal Perception:

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A Farm and his son bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?" Upon hearing that, the father let the son ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "Selfish Child. How can a young son ride on the donkey while father is on foot?" Hearing this, the son quickly got down and let father ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the little child walk. He has no feelings." The father thus quickly asked his son to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you. "Hearing that, the father and son both immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..

Be Patient:

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy,I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognise the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever . . .
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