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| The Silver Lining |
The
only Survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on
a small, uninhabited Island.
Exhausted, he eventually gathered what he could
and managed to build a little hut out of driftwood
to protect himself from the elements, and to store
his few possessions. He prayed feverishly to be
rescued, and everyday he scanned the horizon for
help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Then one day he left his fire burning in his hut,
and went out scavenging for food as was his routine.
Upon returning home he found his little hut in
flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The
worst had happened. Everything was lost. He was
stunned with anger and grief. "God, how could you
do this to me!" he cried. "How could you let
this happen!!"
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by
the sound of a ship that was approaching the
island. It had come to rescue him. "How did you
know I was here?" asked the weary man of his
rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal" they
replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things seem to
be going wrong. But no matter what happens, it's
"how you take it" that, to a large extent,
determines your happiness and outlook. One of
the great secrets of life is to look for the
"silver lining" in the smoking remains of
adversity. |
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