Happiness
August 16, 2010admin 4 Comments »I am in desperate need of help — or I’ll go crazy. We’re living in a single room — my wife, my children and my in-laws. So our nerves are on edge, we yell and scream at one another. The room is a hell.”
“Do you promise to do whatever I tell you?” said the Master gravely.
“I swear I shall do anything.”
“Very well. How many animals do you have?”
“A cow, a goat and six chickens.”
“Take them all into the room with you. Then come back after a week.”
The disciple was appalled. But he had promised to obey! So he took the animals in. A week later he came back, a pitiable figure, moaning, “I’m a nervous wreck. The dirt! The stench! The noise! We’re all on the verge of madness!”
“Go back,” said the Master, “and put the animals out.”
The man ran all the way home. And came back the following day, his eyes sparkling with joy. “How sweet life is! The animals are out. The home is a Paradise, so quiet and clean and roomy!”
by : Anthony de Mello, SJ
Tags: Happiness, love, Positive Attitude, Relationships
Posted on November 23rd, 2010 at 1:36 pm
You made a few nice points there. I did a search on the matter and found the majority of folks will have the same opinion with your blog.
Posted on November 23rd, 2010 at 9:07 pm
I admire what you have done here. I like the part where you say you are doing this to give back but I would assume by all the comments that this is working for you as well.
Posted on December 9th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Kudos
Posted on December 20th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
You have a point. Very insightful.
A nice different perspective.