tHINK OF OTHERs [motivational sayings]

What you're about to read is not a story but rather, a compilation of motivational sayings whose aim is to make you see life from other people's point of view.

Today before you think of
saying an unkind word–
think of the dumb people who can't
speak.

Before complaining about the
taste of your food–
think of those who have
no food to eat.

Before complaining about your
husband or wife–
think of those who are crying
out to God for a companion.

Today before you complain
about life–
think of someone who went too
early to heaven.

Before you complain about your
children–
think of those who desire
children but they're barren.

Before you argue about your
dirty house, someone didn’t
clean or sweep–
think of people who are
living in the streets.

Before complaining about the
distance you drive–
think of people who wall
the same distance with their
feet.

And when you are tired and
complain about your job–
think of the unemployed, the
disabled and those who wished
they had the same job you're having.

But before you think of pointing
the finger or condemning
another–
remember that not one of us
are without sin and we all
answer to one maker.

And when depressing thoughts
seem to get you down–
put a smile on your face and
thank God you're alive and still
around.

mORAL LESSOn
Life is a gift – Live it, Enjoy it,
Celebrate it, and Fulfill it.
Okay?
One thing you should know is that no matter your condition, there are so many people you are far better of. Worse of all some people don't even have access to a device with which they can read this, but you do, even if the device is not yours, there are others who don't even have people who care about them talk less of borrow them things.

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tHE UNFRIENDLY RIVEr [a moral tale]

There was once a very big river which was unfriendly and lonesome. The river couldn't remember how long ago he had actually decided that he no longer wanted to put up with anything or anyone. This river lived all alone, refusing to share his water with any fish, plant,animal or even any man . And so he lived his life, sadly and filled with loneliness, for so many centuries.

However, one day, a little girl with a bowl came to the bank of this river. In the bowl lived Scamp, her favourite little fish.
The girl was about permanently travel to
another country, and she
wouldn't be able to take Scamp
with her. So she had decided to
give Scamp his freedom.
When Scamp fell into the river,
he immediately felt the river's
loneliness. Scamp tried talking
to the river, but the river told
Scamp to go away. Now, Scamp
was a very happy little fish, and
he wasn't going to give up so
easily. He asked and asked,
swam and swam, and finally he
started jumping in and out of
the water.
The river, feeling all the jumping
and splashing, started laughing.
It tickled!
After a while, this brought the river
into such a good mood that he
started talking to Scamp. Almost
without realizing it, by the end
of that day, Scamp and the river
had become very good friends.
The river spent that night
thinking of how much fun it
was to have friends, and how
much he had missed by not
having any. He asked himself
why he had never had them, but
he couldn't remember.
The following morning, Scamp woke
the river with a few playful
splashes... and that was when
the river remembered why he
had decided to be such an
unfriendly river:
He remembered that he was
very ticklish, and that he
wouldn't have been able to
stand it! Now he remembered
perfectly how he had told
everyone to scoot, that he
wasn't going to put up with all
that tickling.
But, remembering how sad and
lonely he had felt for so many
years, the river realised that
although it may sometimes be a
bit inconvenient or
uncomfortable, it was always
better to have friends and to try
to be happy.


Author.. Pedro Pablo Sacristán

mORAL OF THE STORy:
This story teacher that you should be accomodating and friendly to people, you'll miss a lot more when not having then than when you do.


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iMMEDIATE ATTENTIOn [a moral story]

A doctor entered the hospital in
hurry after being called in for an
urgent surgery. He answered
the call asap, changed his
clothes & went directly to the
surgery block. He found the
boy's father pacing in the hall
waiting for the doctor. On
seeing him, the dad yelled:
"Why did U take all this time to
come? Don't U know that my
son's life is in danger? Don't U
have any sense of
responsibility?"
The doctor smiled & said:
"I am sorry, I wasn't in the
hospital & I came as fast as I
could after receiving the call......
And now, I wish you'd calm
down so that I can do my work"
"Calm down?! What if your son
was in this room right now,
would U calm down? If your
own son dies now what will U
do??" said the father angrily
The doctor smiled again &
replied: "I will say what Job said
in the Holy Book "From dust we
came & to dust we return,
blessed be the name of God".
Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go
& intercede for your son, we will
do our best by God's grace"
"Giving advises when we're not
concerned is so easy" Murmured
the father.
The surgery took some hours
after which the doctor went out
happy,
"Thank goodness!, your son is
saved!" And without waiting for
the father's reply he carried on
his way running. "If U have any
question, ask the nurse!!"
"Why is he so arrogant? He
couldn't wait some minutes so
that I ask about my son's state"
Commented the father when
seeing the nurse minutes after
the doctor left.
The nurse answered, tears
coming down her face: "His son
died yesterday in a road
accident, he was in the burial
when we called him for your
son's surgery. And now that he
saved your son's life, he left
running to finish his son's
burial."
Moral Of The Story - Never judge
anyone, because you never
know how their life is & what
they're going through"

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gREEDY KING MIDAs [a moral story]

Almost everyone knows the story of a greedy king known as Midas. Even young children of this generation knows the story. But as common as the story is, It entails several moral lessons for us to learn. For the benefit of those who haven't heard or read it before... Check it out below....
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King Midas
had lots and lots of gold. The more gold
he had the more he wanted. He even built a very big treasure house where he
stored all the gold. King Midas used to spend almost half of the day
counting the gold.
One day, as he was counting as usual,
a strange looking man appeared to him
and said he would grant him a
wish. King Midas was delighted
and said, "I would like
everything I touch to turn to
gold."
The stranger asked him,
"Oh king, Are you sure?" The king
replied, "Yes, I'm absolutely sure" So the stranger
said, "Ok, starting from tomorrow
morning with the sun rays you
will get the golden touch." The
king thought he must have been
dreaming, this couldn't be true.
But to his greatest surprise, the next day when he woke
up, he touched the bed, his
clothes, and everything turned
into gold. He was very much happy that the wish wasn't a dream.
He looked out of the
window and saw his daughter
playing in the garden. He
decided to give her a surprise
and thought she would be
happy. But before he went to
the garden he decided to read a
book. Just immediately he touched
the book, it turned into gold and he
couldn't read it. Then he decided to have breakfast, as he sat to
have the breakfast, the moment
he touched the fruit and the
glass of water, they turned to
gold. Soon, he was getting more and more hungry and
he said to himself, "I can't eat
and drink gold." Just about that
time his daughter came running
in, he gave her a welcoming hug and she
turned into a gold statue. There
were no more smiles left.
The king bowed his head and
started crying. The strange looking man who
granted the wish came again and
asked the king if he was happy
with his golden touch. The king was ashamed, he told the strange man
that he was the most miserable
man.
The stranger asked him another question,
"What
would you rather have, your
food and loving daughter or
lumps of gold and her golden
statue?"
At this point, the king cried and
asked for forgiveness. He said, "I
will give up all my gold. Please
give me my daughter back
because without her I have lost
everything worth having." The
stranger said to the king, "You
have become wiser than before"
and he reversed the spell. He got
his daughter back in his arms
and the king learned a lesson
that he never forget for the rest
of his life.


mORAL OF THE STORy
Always think very deeply before making choices, each choice you make has its own consequence so, make wise choices.

mESSAGES IN THE STORy

1. Distorted values lead to
tragedy.
2. Sometimes getting what you
want may be a bigger tragedy
than not getting what you
want.
3. Unlike in soccer games
where players can be
substituted, the game of life
allows no substitutions or
replays. We may not get a
second chance to reverse our
tragedies, as the king did.

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tHE THREE TREEs [an inspirational story]

A very important message is conveyed in the story you're about to read now, try to read every bit of it and stay inspired.

Once upon a time...

There were three trees which resided on the top of a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams for the future when the first tree said "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and other precious gems. So, I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty." Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull." Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me." After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one of them came to the first tree he said, "This used looks like it's very strong, I think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter for a very good price" ... and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest. In front of the second tree another woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second tree was also happy because he knew his dreams were also close to coming true. When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was very frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree so I'll take this one", and he cut it down. When the first tree arrived at the carpenter's workshop, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in the barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark for a long time. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time! Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At this time, it was then that the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat. Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been crucified on it.


mESSAGE OF THE STORy

Sometimes things don't seem to be going your way, one thing you should always know is that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts.
Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always the best and nothing but the best!

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rEV. I. I. Agbe

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