Good morning all!! A quote for daily reading. =0)
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jkleman79
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Good morning/evening all you beautiful people!! I do hope this finds you all quite well today. I am off to my last 6th and last day of work for the week. WHEW!!! So what do we have here someone that was granted a wish to turn everything he touched into gold. Now lets put that into a different perspective today. Would if you could have anything you have always wanted. Would it really make you happy, or do you have what would always make you happy right in front of you, and you dont bother to realize. Take a moment today to spend some extra time with what makes you the happiest. Call your parents, or have dinner with them. Meet up with some siblings, or have a picnic with them. Go out and volunteer somewhere today and feel inner peace and happiness. Yes we all want money and to have what we want that would be great. As they say "money cant buy happiness, but it can buy the yacht I pull up beside it in" =0) So unless you have the winning ticket then you need to take the time to appreciate the gold you already have. Cheers all!!
The Midas Touch
We all know the story of the greedy king named Midas. He had a lot of gold and the more he had the more he wanted. He stored all the gold in his vaults and used to spend time every day counting it.
One day while he was counting a mysterious stranger came from nowhere and told the King that he would grant him a wish.
The king was delighted and said, “I would like everything I touch to turn to gold.”
The stranger asked the king, “Are you sure?”
“Yes,” replied the greedy king. So the stranger said, “Starting tomorrow morning with the sun rays you will get the golden touch.”
The king thought he must be dreaming, this couldn’t be true. But the next day when he woke up, he touched the bed, his clothes, and to his surprise, everything turned to gold. Of course, the king was very delighted.
He then 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. The moment he touched it, it turned into gold and he couldn’t read it. Then he sat to have breakfast and the moment he touched the fruit and the glass of water, they turned to gold. He was getting hungry and he said to himself, “I can’t eat and drink gold.”
Just about that time his daughter came running and he hugged her and she turned into a gold statue. There were no more smiles left.
The king bowed his head and started crying. The stranger who gave the wish came again and asked the king if he was happy with his golden touch.
The king said he was the most miserable man. The stranger asked, “What would you rather have, your food and loving daughter or lumps of gold and her golden statue?”
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. The king got his daughter back in his arms and the king learned a lesson that he never forget for the rest of his life.
Sometimes getting what you want may be a bigger tragedy than not getting what you want.
P.S Newbies search the subject line for the past days quotes...lets spread some gold today to the rest of you. Bump it, share it, tell it, spread it.. Lets be happy! =0)
The Midas Touch
We all know the story of the greedy king named Midas. He had a lot of gold and the more he had the more he wanted. He stored all the gold in his vaults and used to spend time every day counting it.
One day while he was counting a mysterious stranger came from nowhere and told the King that he would grant him a wish.
The king was delighted and said, “I would like everything I touch to turn to gold.”
The stranger asked the king, “Are you sure?”
“Yes,” replied the greedy king. So the stranger said, “Starting tomorrow morning with the sun rays you will get the golden touch.”
The king thought he must be dreaming, this couldn’t be true. But the next day when he woke up, he touched the bed, his clothes, and to his surprise, everything turned to gold. Of course, the king was very delighted.
He then 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. The moment he touched it, it turned into gold and he couldn’t read it. Then he sat to have breakfast and the moment he touched the fruit and the glass of water, they turned to gold. He was getting hungry and he said to himself, “I can’t eat and drink gold.”
Just about that time his daughter came running and he hugged her and she turned into a gold statue. There were no more smiles left.
The king bowed his head and started crying. The stranger who gave the wish came again and asked the king if he was happy with his golden touch.
The king said he was the most miserable man. The stranger asked, “What would you rather have, your food and loving daughter or lumps of gold and her golden statue?”
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. The king got his daughter back in his arms and the king learned a lesson that he never forget for the rest of his life.
Sometimes getting what you want may be a bigger tragedy than not getting what you want.
P.S Newbies search the subject line for the past days quotes...lets spread some gold today to the rest of you. Bump it, share it, tell it, spread it.. Lets be happy! =0)
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Bump for later..............Good day to you! :drinker:0
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Wow thanks for this. Its a very popular story and have heard it before but reading it this morning reminded me of whats really important
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*like*
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Wow thanks for this. Its a very popular story and have heard it before but reading it this morning reminded me of whats really important
Great words have a way of finding their way back into your life when you really need them. You may have heard the story a million times, but until you NEED the words that are written you wont ever understand them. Have a wonderful day! =0)0 -
Thank you so much for taking the time to post and share, my friend! You are awesome! Have a great day! :flowerforyou:0
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thank you for sharing (= 0
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