Makes you think!!

[tlrgs]

Makes you think!!

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She
hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He
was always there for her. She told her boyfrien d, 'If I could only see
the world, I will marry you.'

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came
off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked
her, 'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?'

The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight
of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought
of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.


Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her
saying, 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were
yours, they were mine..'

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.
Only a very few remember what life was like before and who was always
by their side in the most painful situations.

Before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
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Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who
has nothing to eat.
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Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's
crying out to God for a companion.
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Today before you complain about life – Think of someone=2 0who left us
too soon.
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Before you complain about your children - Think of someone who desires
children but they're barren.
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Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep -
Think of the people who are living in
the streets.
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Before whining about the distance you drive - Think of someone who
walks the same distance with their feet.
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And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the
unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish
they had your job.
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Before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another -
Remember that not one of us is without sin and we all answer to one
Maker.
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And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your
face and thank God you're alive and still around.
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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they
just make the best of everything they have.
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AMEN! I am passing this along as a reminder of how blessed we are.
It was a good reminder to me to thank God for the blessings He pours
down on me!
stay strong and think positive everyone and have agreat day

[startingover]

Thank you Tlrgs. Many things here that I need to remember

[Lila]

Roger

That really really was great. It should be a sticky.

Lila

[Gia]

I really liked that, very true words.

[Evie.Lou]

Always love your posts TRIGS...SOOOO INspiring and thought provocing....

[akgirl]

So very, very true. Makes you stop and think.

[AAthlete]

Originally Posted by tlrgs

Makes you think!!

.......This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.
Only a very few remember what life was like before and who was always
by their side in the most painful situations.

Tlrgs, thanks for the great post. It reminds me that I cannot count on the memory of my last painful drinking episode to keep me sober. Over time the pain from it diminishes, the impact begins to blur, and I can start to look back and think that maybe having a drink wasn't so bad.

For me, it is only through constantly trying to enrich and grow my personal and spiritual life that I am able to get through the trials and tribulations that I face.

[1morechance]

Thank you tlrgs -- I woke up this morning feeling sorry for myself and depressed and that's what I've been trying to do all day, count my blessings. This really brought it home for me. Thanks

[AMELIA]

Thank you for that.
Yes we all tend to get a little too wound up in our own existence.
I will print this out. I need to remember all of these.
x

[KBCE]

Thanks so much for that. I was feeling like you 1morechance. What an inspiring post. Thanks again Tlrgs!

K