Interesting Story

Hope you will enjoy and be blessed with this story.

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father

had purchased the car.

Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat Disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible? and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly father which is in heaven, give to those who ask Him?" As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? I trust you enjoyed this. Pass it on to others. Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for...

IF YOUR GIFT IS NOT PACKED THE WAY YOU WANT IT, IT'S BECAUSE IT IS BETTER PACKED THAT WAY! ALWAYS APPRECIATE LITTLE THINGS; THEY USUALLY LEAD YOU TO ATTACHMENTS!

Dear Aswini,
Very moving and wonderful contribution.Many times we feel angry and shout when we dont get the desired things but we fail to know that God will give you better one at the right time.
Keep POsting Aswini
Rgs,
Lavanya

Really good one. It takestime to realise mistake in neglecting well meant gift from elders. Its a ,matter of maturity andexperiencewhich comes as we age meaningfully and not only biologically.
Keep posing
Anil Mulye

Hi Ashwini,
Lovely post!! Really inspiring.... makes you want to keep going inspite of many adversities....
Strange are the ways of God; I wish we human beings could fathom them... life would be so much simpler.... :)
Jharna

Really nice.
keep posting!!
similar one !!
when the "GOD" taking something from u, don't think "HE" is punishing u, it means "HE" is emptying your hand to give u somethng better.
with lots of regards,
Shahjahan

Very interesting story Ashwini. Keep contributing such valuable ones. Because, these days, the bond between parents and children are diminishing or becoming a history. No one has time for the other.
Regards,
Ramesh Menon
www.team1dubai.blogspot.com

good one keep sharing .......... i can relate myself the man in the story ......... shouted on a very dear friend ............. and still regret for whatever i did ................

Hi Ramesh
How is that our contributions will go to that website.
Will u explain about that pls.
Regards
Ashwini K

Hello Ashwini,
It is my blog - intended to promote TQM and Positive Thinking. Anything positive and oriented towards TQM, I post on it. It is well read amongst readers from here in the Middle East, especially UAE. Do you have any objections to my posting of your article. If you have, I will remove that item immediately. Kindly advise.
Regards,
Ramesh Menon
www.team1dubai.blogspot.com

That was a very quick reply. In fact, I am really encouraged by the amount of interactions in this CITE HR site. It is a real union of like minded people WHO REACTS. I always say this word "REACTS" because, from my experience and generally speaking, I have seen people only react when it matters to them individually. Otherwise, these days no one has time.
Keep continuing the good work. And any time, you wish to know what is happening around here, you know where the place to visit to:
www.team1dubai.blogspot.com.
Bookmark it as one of your favorites and introduce it to your friends too.
There is a whole world of TQM and Positive Thinking inside to make you more efficient and effective.
Best wishes once again to all readers and active contributers.
Ramesh Menon
www.team1dubai.blogspot.com