Post by Rhonda on Jan 24, 2006 21:23:46 GMT -5
Hope your ship comes to rescue you as well---before the fire though!!!
"The Silver Lining"
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited
island. Exhausted, he eventually gathered what he could and managed to
build a
little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to
store his few possessions. He prayed feverishly to be rescued, and everyday
he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Then one day he left his fire burning in his hut, and went out scavenging
for food as was his routine. Upon returning home he found his little hut in
flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened.
Everything was lost. He was stunned with anger and
grief. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried. "How could you let
this happen!"
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was
approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was
here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your
smoke signal" they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things seem to be going wrong. But no
matter what happens, it's "how you take it" that, to a large extent,
determines your happiness and outlook. One of the great secrets of life
is to look for the "silver lining" in the smoking remains of adversity.
Author Unknown~
"The Silver Lining"
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited
island. Exhausted, he eventually gathered what he could and managed to
build a
little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to
store his few possessions. He prayed feverishly to be rescued, and everyday
he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Then one day he left his fire burning in his hut, and went out scavenging
for food as was his routine. Upon returning home he found his little hut in
flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened.
Everything was lost. He was stunned with anger and
grief. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried. "How could you let
this happen!"
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was
approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you know I was
here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your
smoke signal" they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things seem to be going wrong. But no
matter what happens, it's "how you take it" that, to a large extent,
determines your happiness and outlook. One of the great secrets of life
is to look for the "silver lining" in the smoking remains of adversity.
Author Unknown~