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Monday, July 27, 2009 / 11:27 PM
the 90% in your life  ellie had a little lambA counsellor told me this story, and i shall try to type it in her words, to as much as i can recall. "Imagine this scenario. A family of three is at the breakfast table. The father is dressed nicely and sitting at the table, reading the papers. The mother is slowly bringing out the sumptuous breakfast. There is a glass of milk on the table for the child, who is happily jumping and walking towards the table. The child is excited and all ready for school, and the school bus will be coming later. Just then, the child accidentally topples the glass of milk and the milk splashes onto the father's pants. Now, what is going to happen? The father flings the newspaper onto the floor and scolds the child severely for spilling the milk and now he has to go and change. The child wails and cries loudly, shocked and scared because the father was so fierce to him. The mother is angry that the father raised his voice and the two bicker. The child misses the school bus and the father is late for work. Everyone is in a bad mood in the evening and nothing seems right. Consider the same setting and the same situation, where the glass of milk is spilled. The father looks at his pants and giggles, and then says to the child 'It's ok daddy will go change. Mummy, get boy boy another glass of milk ok?' The child gets another glass of milk, eats his breakfast and goes off to school punctually on the school bus. The father changes his clothes and goes off to work. The mother is happy too. All's well. You see, 90% of the time we can control what happens and what will happen and definitely our reaction towards things, people and situations. We can choose the kind of result we want and definitely so. What about the other 10%? The 10% is the spilled milk. You cannot recover it. Such are the inevitable and you really cannot do anything about it. The variables. So take charge of your life, with the 90%. Have a clear mind, which reduces heartache and leads to more sane and wise actions." To be like Geum Jan Di :O) |
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