-::- Learn How To Stoop -::-
Is it possible to be both humble and emotionally healthy?
One young man acquired a job in a grocery store. On the first day of work, Stunned, the new employee said, "But I'm a college graduate!"
"Oh, I'm sorry," replied the boss, "I didn't know. He wouldn't stoop that low! He had risen above sweeping. -learning how to stoop!-
It is as if life's gifts are all on shelves, one above the other. But the greatest gifts are on the lowest shelves,
the manager handed him a broom and said, "I want you to sweep the floor."
Here then, give me the broom and I'll show you how."
But one of life's peculiar lessons is that in occasionally lowering ourselves we find true contentment.
We sometimes believe that if we can only rise to a particular standard of living,
or if we can rise above a certain income level,
or ascend to a certain educational level that we will be happy.
But we are never all that happy until we learn the values
of simplicity and service.
It's a matter also of lowering ourselves
one beneath the other. So it is by stooping lower, always going down, that we get the best gifts!
-::- What iT Meants To Be Poor -::-
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm
On their return from their trip, the father asked
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.
"Oh Yeah" said the son.
"So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us;
With this the boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."
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Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks
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son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose
of showing his son how poor people can be.
of what would be considered a very poor family.
his son, "How was the trip?"
garden and they have a creek that has no end.
have fields that go beyond our sight.
they have friends to protect them."
for all the bounty we have, instead of worrying about wanting more.
