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Look at things
differently..!
Quite often we see a situation which appears hopeless and we expect the worst: I have seen tragedies in which a father, a bread winner dies, and the whole world wonders how the family is going to survive, but instead of the family going down the drain, it produces a son or daughter with resolve and determination and the tragedy has a positive outcome. Things are not what they seem, so we need to learn to look at things differently: Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: "Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel: "How could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him", she accused. "The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die."
"Things aren't always what they seem."
"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion," continued the older angel, "I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead...."
"Things aren't always what they seem."  
So like the second angel learnt, we also need to learn about what we think are tragedies, to look at things differently as things are not what they seem..!

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BOB�S BANTER

Look at things differently..! Quite often we see a situation which appears hopeless and we expect the worst: I have seen tragedies in which a father, a bread winner dies, and the whole world wonders how the family is going to survive, but instead of the family going down the drain, it produces a son or daughter with resolve and determination and the tragedy has a positive outcome. Things are not what they seem, so we need to learn to look at things differently: Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansions guest room. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: Things arent always what they seem. The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good nights rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel: How could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die. Things arent always what they seem. When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, continued the older angel, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldnt find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead.... Things arent always what they seem. So like the second angel learnt, we also need to learn about what we think are tragedies, to look at things differently as things are not what they seem..! [email protected]