The 99 Club

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Posted by: " luvsai2003 " luvsai2003 luvsai2003

Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:06 pm (PST)

 

The 99 Club

 

Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious

lifestyle, was neither happy nor content.

 

One day, he came upon a servant who was singing happily while he

worked.

 

This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the

Kingdom, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant was so joyous.

 

The King asked the servant, " Why are you so happy? "

 

The man replied, " Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my

family and I don't need too much -- just a roof over our heads and

warm food to fill our tummies. "

 

The king was not satisfied with that reply. Later in the day, he

sought the advice of his most trusted advisor. After hearing the

King's woes and the servant's story, the advisor said, " Your Majesty,

I believe that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club. "

 

" The 99 Club? And what exactly is that? " the King inquired. The

advisor replied, " Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is,

let's place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's

doorstep. "

 

Next day when the servant saw the bag, he picked it up and took it in.

When he opened the bag, he let out a great shout of joy... So many

gold coins!

 

He began to count them. After several counts, he was at last convinced

that there were 99 coins. " What could've happened to that last gold

coin? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins! " he wondered. He looked

everywhere he could, but that final coin was elusive.

 

Finally, exhausted, he decided that he would have to work harder than

ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection. And from that

day, the servant's life was changed. He was overworked, horribly

grumpy, and castigated his family for not helping him make that 100th

coin. He stopped singing while he worked.

 

Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. When he

sought his advisor's help, the advisor said, " Your Majesty, the

servant has now officially joined The 99 Club... " He continued, " The

99 Club is a name given to those people who have enough to be happy

but are never contented, because they're always yearning and striving

for that extra one, telling themselves: " Let me get that one final

thing and then I will be happy for life. "

 

We can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the minute

we're given something bigger and better, we want even more!

 

We lose our sleep, our happiness, we hurt the people around us; all

these as a price for our growing greed and desires.

 

That's what joining The 99 Club is all about. "

 

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become

uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity. ~Thomas Wolf