Thought for the day

October 4, 2006

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held

up a sign which said: " I am blind, please help." There were only a few

coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them

into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some

words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?" The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."

What he had written was: "Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it."

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind. The first sign

simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so

lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second

sign was more effective?

Moral

The first is: Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently.

THERE IS ALWAYS A BETTER WAY!

The second is: Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help

where you can and make it a great week ahead!!!

Submitted by Babu Kumar

"Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu

Gurur Devoh Maheshwar;

Gurur Shakshat Parambramha

Tashmai Shri Gurur Veh Namah"

May the Merciful Sri Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families and remove our problems and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and happiness with peace of mind.

Sai bhakt,

Deepa H

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