A story that
has been passed down for generations illustrates an important point with dark
humor:
No matter how difficult
our lives seem to be, somebody’s always struggling more.
I’ll
paraphrase the tale: A group of older men are sitting around discussing their
traumatic elementary-school years. One man says he had to walk to school for two
miles in shoes with holes. His friend calls out, “Shoes? You had shoes? I had
to walk for three miles in my bare feet!” The last man chimes in with “Feet? You had feet? I had to crawl four miles in
the snow to school!”
A Positive Mindset Against Ridiculous Odds
A good
attitude is soooo important. Negativity never moves anyone forward. Those are fine words, but how easy are they to
really put into practice? What if we get continually
pounded down with trauma beyond our control? What if we’re the ones who have
to crawl to school in the snow, metaphorically speaking? Don’t we have the right to feel angry and hopeless; ready to
throw in the towel?
We may have
the right to be angry. However, such
an attitude will only darken our minds; it won’t offer any solutions. I have
friends who are going through a ton of trauma in many areas. Amazingly enough,
every one of them has chosen to put the darkness behind them.
Back to the “Feet?
You had feet?” part of the story…Nick Vujicic is a motivational speaker,
singer, author, and I’m not sure what else. He was born without arms and legs.
Please watch this unbelievably inspiring YouTube video of him singing “Something
More.” His voice is magnificent, and the
message will make you cry. It lasts 6:37, but it’s worth every minute. If you
cannot watch it now, please save the link for later; you won’t regret it!
My Conclusion
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who
love Him, who have been called according to his purpose.”—Romans 8:28 (NIV)
Our attitude can be completely unrelated
to our circumstances.
It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about a peaceful man born without arms and
legs who is a world-renown motivational speaker, author, and singer, or; Jesus
sleeping while a storm raged on the Sea of Galilee.
Related Posts
Please see more about attitude in my book, Accept No Trash Talk: Overcoming the Odds.
What are you doing “without feet”
today?
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