Some Dirty Psychology
One day a poor man came to the trusted town Elder seeking advice over his many problems. With many tears he began announcing his complaints. "We are poor, things have been real rough for us and everything seems to be getting worse for us. My wife and our 8 children, along with my in-laws live together in a tiny one room house and we are constantly getting in one another's way. Of course this wears our nerves down to nothing and everyone is always fighting with one another and our lives are very unpleasant. Please hear me when I say, that I am desperate and would rather die than continue on living like this!"
The old Elder thought long and hard over the poor mans problems and finally spoke, "Friend in need, give me your word that you will listen and fulfill all that I tell you and things will improve for you and your family." The poor man, being at his wits end, gave his word and quickly agreed. The old Elder inquired, "What type of animals do you have?" "We have one old horse, a cow, several goats and a good number of chickens, geese and pigeons," the man answered.
"That's good, it will do for you," the Elder nodded, then continued, "now go home and take all of those animals and bring them into your house to live with you!" The poor man was dumbfounded, but since he had given his word to the Elder he went home and above all the protests of his family, brought all the animals into his house.
Now several days passed when the poor man returned to the old town Elder and cried bitterly, "Uncle, what terrible misfortune have you brought upon me! I did exactly as you told me and brought all my animals into the house, and now what have I got? Oh, things are worse than ever! Our lives are a perfect hell, the house is now a filthy mess and my home has been turned into a barn and we are near killing one another! I am more miserable than ever, either save me or put me out of my misery! "O my poor miserable friend, replied the Elder peacefully, "go home now and remove all the chickens, geese and pigeons out of your house, and there will be help for you!" So the bewildered man went home and removed the fowls out of his house.
A few days passed by when he again came running to the old advisor, "Oh Elder!" he sobbed, "help me, save me! The goats are smashing everything in the house, they're turning my life into a nightmare!" The Elder gently instructed the sobbing man, "Go home and take the goats out of the house." The poor man returned to his house and removed the goats, but within a few days he again came running to the town Elder, lamenting loudly, "What a misfortune you've brought upon my head, Uncle!" The cow and horse have turned my house into a dirty crowded stable! How can you expect any human beings to live under these conditions, side by side with dirty stinky animals?" "You're right, many times over," agreed the Elder firmly! He then placed his hand on the miserable mans shoulder and told him, "Now go straight home and take the horse and cow out of your house!"
The most miserable man hurried home and ran the remaining animals out of his house. It was only one day later when the poor man came running back to the Elder crying out in delight, "Uncle, Uncle, you have made my life wonderful again!" He explained everything with great excitement, "For my home is clean again, roomy and it smells so nice, and everyone is so happy with one another, oh, how great life is for us!"
Life, in strange ways often arranges its own ironic puzzles, establishing gratitude where it should already exist! We will sometimes think that things are really bad, until "WORSE" arrives on the scene. Then and then only, do we wish for what we once had, those good old times! Oh, how funny life could be, if we might, one day find ourselves grateful, even desiring circumstances we once despised, all without the assistance of an old town Elder’s psychoanalytic therapy!
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