A famous writer was in his study room. He picked up his pen and started writing:
**Last year, I had a surgery and my gall bladder was removed. I was stuck in bed due to this surgery for a long time.
**The same year I reached the age of 60 years and had to give up my favourite job. I had spent 30 years of my life in this publishing company.
**The same year I experienced the sorrowful death of my father.
**And in the same year my son failed in his medical exam because he had a car accident. He had to stay in hospital with the cast on for several days. The destruction of the car was another loss.
At the end he wrote: Alas! It was such bad year!!
When the writer's wife entered the room, she found her husband looking sad lost in his thoughts. From behind his back she read what was written on the paper. She left the room silently and came back with another paper and placed it beside her husband's writing.
When the writer saw this paper, he found this written on it:
**Last year I finally got rid of my gall bladder due to which I had spent years in pain.
**I turned 60 with sound health and got retired from my job. Now I can utilise my time to write something better with more focus and peace.
**The same year my father, at the age of 95, without depending on anyone or without any critical condition passed peacefully.
**The same year, my son was saved, my car was destroyed but my son stayed alive without getting any disability.
At the end she wrote: "This year was an immense blessing and it passed well!!"
Wow! It is the exact same incident yet here we have 2 different viewpoints - one is sad and dis-empowering. And the other is positive and empowering. What made all the difference was looking at the situation with eyes of gratitude.
Nite all.
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