The Sign

[Marcella Porretta]

The Sign   A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.   A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.   Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"   The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way." I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."   Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?   Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have.   When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling; and even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!    ~~unknown                      "People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, But people will never forget how you made them feel"     If you enjoy my inspirations I encourage you to share my inspirations with your friends; When forwarding my letters, I ask that you keep my name and contact information intact in order for new readers to find their way back here by clicking below.  Your honest cooperation will be appreciated.     Marcella's Inspiring Collection To Subscribe, Click Here To view my website Click Here   There is power in prayer. Send your prayer requests and your praises to:  prayer-n...@heavenboundgroups.org       Toronto, Ontario Canada

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