This Thanksgiving week
I've been sharing various stories which have caused me to
pause in life and give thanks. I hope that you have enjoyed this little series of
stories. Today's story is a simple reminder that life is a matter of
perspective. Thanks-living is a matter of perspective. Complaints change when placed within a different context.
In Budapest, a man goes to the rabbi and complains,
"Life is unbearable. There are nine of us living in one room. What can I
do?"
The rabbi answers, "Take your goat into the room with
you." The man in incredulous, but the rabbi insists. "Do as I
say and come back in a week."
A week later the man comes back looking more distraught than
before. "We cannot stand it," he tells the rabbi. "The
goat is filthy."
The rabbi then tells him, "Go home and let the goat
out. And come back in a week."
A radiant man returns to the rabbi a week later, exclaiming,
"Life is beautiful. We enjoy every minute of it now that there's no goat
-- only the nine of us."
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