ACRES OF DIAMONDS - IT’s REAL

[Vision]

There was a farmer in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>
who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was content because
he was happy. One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds
and the power that goes along with them. The wise man said, "If you had a diamond
the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size
of your fist, you could probably own your own country." And then he went away.
That night the farmer couldn't sleep. He was unhappy and he was discontent. He was
unhappy because he was discontent and discontent because he was unhappy.


The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm, took
care of his family and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> and couldn't find any. He looked all through </span><st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> </span>and </span>couldn't </span>find </span>any. </span>When </span>he
</span>got </span>to </span><st1:country-regi on="" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-regi>, </span>he </span>was </span>emotionally, physically and financially broke.
He got so disheartened that he threw himself into the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Barcelona</st1:placename> <st1:place w:st="on">River</st1:place></st1:place>
and committed suicide.


Back home, the person who had bought his farm was watering the
camels at a stream that ran through the farm. Across the stream, the rays of the
morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow. He thought it would
look good on the mantle piece. He picked up the stone and put it in the living room.
That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked, "Is
Hafiz back?" The new owner said, "No, why do you ask?" The wise man
said, "Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one." The
man said, no, that's just a stone I picked up from the stream. Come, I'll show
you. There are many more." They went and picked some samples and sent them
for analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was
indeed covered with acres and acres of diamonds.*





<b style="">What is the moral of this
story? There are five morals:[/b]


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When our attitude is right, we realize that we are all walking
on acres and acres of diamonds


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</span><st1:place w:st="on">Opportunity</st1:place> is always under our feet. We don't have to go
anywhere. All we need to do is recognize it.


2. The grass on the other side always looks greener.


3. While we are dyeing the grass on the other side, there are
others who are dyeing the grass on our side. They would be happy to trade places
with us.


4. When people don't know how to recognize opportunity, they
complain of noise when it knocks.


5. The same opportunity never knocks twice. The next one may
be better or worse, but it is never the same one.









Edited by: Mighty

[leela.vv]

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mighty


i will agree with this bcas i had experience it once.


"When people don't know how to recognize opportunity, they complain of noise when it knocks.The same opportunity never knocks twice. "The next one may be better or worse, but it is never the same one.
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[ajithcharles]

[img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img] Thanks this would definitely help me in my decisions[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]

[ah2kin]

Oppertunities pass by us ...all we have to do is to grab them...once gone ...takes time to comwe back 2 us..and that time can bethe ages