Reaching the goal..

You never know how close you are. Never give up on your dreams

You have to run towards your goal without watching your blooded foot.

A Journey Called Life

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall

 to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

 “What food might this contain?”, the mouse wondered.

 He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard,

 the mouse proclaimed this warning :

 “There is a mousetrap in the house!

 There is a mousetrap in the house!”

The chicken clucked and scratched,

 raised her head and said, “Mr. Mouse,

 I can tell this is a grave concern to you,

 but it is of no consequence to me.

 I cannot be bothered by it.”

 The mouse turned to the pig and told him,

 “There is a mousetrap in the house!

 There is a mousetrap in the house!”

The pig sympathized, but said,

 “I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse,

 but there is nothing I can do about it

 but pray..

 Be assured you are in my prayers.”

The mouse turned to the cow and said,

 “There is a mousetrap in the house!

 There is a mousetrap in the house!”

The cow said, “Wow, Mr. Mouse. I’m sorry for you,

 but it’s no skin off my nose.”

> So, the mouse returned to the house,

 head down and dejected,

 to face the farmer’s mousetrap

 . . Alone.. .. .

That very night

 a sound was heard throughout the house

 – the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. 

In the darkness, she did not see it. 

It was a venomous snake

 whose tail was caught in the trap.

The snake bit the farmer’s wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital. 

When she returned home she still had a fever.

 Everyone knows you treat a fever

 with fresh chicken soup.

 So the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard

 for the soup’s main ingredient:

But his wife’s sickness continued. 

Friends and neighbors came to sit with her

 around the clock. 

To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

But, alas, the farmer’s wife did not get well…

 She died.

So many people came for her funeral

 that the farmer had the cow slaughtered

 to provide enough meat for all of them

 for the funeral luncheon.

And the mouse looked upon it all

 from his crack in the wall

 with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear

 someone is facing a problem

 and you think it doesn’t concern you,

 remember —

When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.

 We are all involved in this journey called life.

 We must keep an eye out for one another

 and make an extra effort

 to encourage one another.

YOU MAY WANT TO SEND THIS

 TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER

 HELPED YOU OUT… 

AND LET THEM KNOW

 HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.

- REMEMBER -

EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD

 IN ANOTHER PERSON’S TAPESTRY.

OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER

 FOR A REASON.

One of the best things to hold onto

 In this world is a FRIEND.

It is easier to criticize, but DIFFICULT TO IMPROVE!

Once upon a time there was a painter who had just completed his course. He took 3 days and painted beautiful scenery. He wanted people’s opinion about his caliber and painting skills.

 He put his creation at a busy street-crossing. And just down below a board which read -”I have painted this piece. Since I’m new to this profession I might have committed some mistakes in my strokes etc. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake.”

While he came back in the evening to collect his painting he was completely shattered to see that whole canvass was filled with Xs (crosses) and some people had even written their comments on the painting.

 Disheartened and broken completely he ran to his master’s place and burst into tears.

This young artist was breathing heavily and master heard him saying”I’m useless and if this is what I have learnt to paint I’m not worth becoming a painter. People have rejected me completely. I feel like dying”

 Master smiled and suggested “My Son, I will prove that you are a great artist and have learnt flawless painting. Do as I say without questioning it. It WILL work.”

Young artist reluctantly agreed and two days later early morning he presented a replica of his earlier painting to his master. Master took that gracefully and smiled.

 “Come with me.” master said.

They reached the same street-square early morning and displayed the same painting exactly at the same place. Now master took out another board which read -”Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I’m new to this profession I might have committed some mistakes in my strokes etc. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do a favor. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it.”

 Master and disciple walked back home.

 They both visited the place same evening. Young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done so far. Next day again they visited and found painting remained untouched. They say the painting was kept there for a month for no correction came in!

Moral of the story:

 It is easier to criticize, but DIFFICULT TO IMPROVE!
 So don’t get carried away or judge yourself by someone else’s criticism and feel depressed…

JUDGE YOURSELF! YOU ARE YOUR BEST JUDGE!!!

Why do we face difficulties in Life ?

Once a biology class was going on. The teacher was teaching the class on how a butterfly comes out of its cocoon. He brought a live cocoon to demonstrate a butterfly coming out. Unfortunately he was called out on an urgent task before the butterfly could come out.But before he went he warned the class that on no condition should anyone help the butterfly to come out. He went out and after some time the cocoon opened and the butterfly started to come out. One boy taking pity on the butterfly’s struggle helped it to come out. The sir returned and saw the butterfly and then asked the class, Who helped the butterfly? The boy raised his hand and confessed. The sir said you did grave error in helping the butterfly. In helping it you deprived the butterfly of it life’s goal. The initial struggle out of the cocoon would had helped the butterfly strengthen its wings. Now it will never fly!!

Moral

Sometimes Struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were to go through life without any obstacles, It would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been And we could never fly. So next time you are faced with an obstacle, A challenge, or a problem, Struggle a little and then you can fly.