Heart of a Mother

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom. The king loved his people very much. He governed wisely and he always hoped that all his people lived peacefully and happily. One day, the king became restless because he heard that there was an unhappy mother in his kingdom. For many years this mother had never laughed. She lived her life with a gloomy and anxious face. Although so much had been done to make her laugh, nothing worked.

This old mother had two children. Both of them were successful merchants. The older one sold umbrellas, while the younger one sold shoes. When the rainy season came, the old mother was worried about her second son’s business. “Will his shoes sell well?” On the other hand, when the dry season came, she was worried about her first son’s business. “Will his umbrellas sell well?” Always with this way of thinking which was full of worry and anxiety, she could not laugh. How could she be happy?

The king called all his ministers to help the old mother. “Announce that the king will give a special present to whoever can make her laugh.” he said.

A cheerful, funny minister directly volunteered. The king ordered him to start right away. A meeting with the old woman was arranged. With a happy and smiling face, the minister introduced himself to the old woman. Then, he came closer to whisper on her ear. How amazing! As soon as she heard the words of the minister, the woman’s face changed! She looked cheerful and even started to smile. Later she burst out giggling happily.

The king and all the audience were surprised. “What has he told her?” they wondered. The minister answered, “Very simple, Your Majesty. I just told her, ‘When the rainy season comes, remember your first son’s umbrellas which will sell very well. Imagine how much profit he gets, and how happy his family is. And when the dry season comes, remember your second son’s shoes which will sell very well. Imagine your second son counting the profit he earns.” I also told her to think of what sells well, not of what does not sell. I asked her to think of good things only. God always blesses his children as long as they are grateful and can appreciate His blessings.”

The king felt very happy to see the woman’s happy face. He gave the minister a present. “Thank you, Your Majesty. I did not expect to get this. I was just happy to help a wise and loving king like you. May God give you health and long life!” said the minister gratefully as the king gave him the present with a smile.

Dear Happy Readers,

Sometimes we just see things from the negative point of view. As a result, we fall victim to this narrow and shallow way of thinking. Things viewed negatively will affect our mind so that the negative things overpower the positive.

When we fail and we forget that we have experienced successes, then our mental strength weakens. We lose our energy and motivation in life. A small trivial problem looks so big and hard. A small mistake, which is actually so easy to correct, becomes a thorn in the flesh. Because of this wrong view, the enormous energy we are endowed with will sink.

Therefore, we need to change our way of thinking. We must see life from different angles. We must understand that the wheel of life always turns around. When we are in trouble or failure, let us recall those successes we had! That way, our enormous energy will keep burning to help us go on struggling. Don’t ever quit.

The ability to see everything from positive sides will enable us to go from darkness to brightness. The negative will be replaced by the positive. The anxious restlessness will change to a happy state. Actually, in facing this ever-changing life, everything will be OK as long as we have the wisdom or mental wealth. We shall be real winners!

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