Two Signs, Different Results

--by harry, posted Feb 11, 2008

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way."

What he had written was: "Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it."

Both signs told people the boy was blind. While the first sign simply said the boy was blind, the second sign pointed the fortunate ones to their positive possibilities.

Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. Invite the people towards good with wisdom.

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Posted by harry
Feb 11, 2008
Comments (27)

Readers Comments

JuneBug wrote: Thanks! This is an eye opener...

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: I love the story, thanks for sharing. There is a lot to be thankful for in life if we just take the time to look.

streetmonkey wrote: I forget who authored the quote, but it went something like, "If you are breathing, you have more right with you than wrong.." Ha! Very true!

Alocin wrote: What a lovely story! Just shows you the different perceptions of people and how a few words can change that!

bibirose wrote: Wow, thanks for sharing this great Truth, we are so blessed in so many many ways. It's true we should count our blessings every day, they are countless.

EePee wrote: THANKS Harry for a wonderful thought provoking reminder that all negatives can be turned into positives.
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nflowers1228 wrote: great reminder that there is always something to be grateful for. so much we take for granted.

joyjoy wrote: Amazing what perception can do...thank you for sharing yours!

jake wrote: It's the power of the positive message. People have their own cares to worry about and in today's world just pointing out one's own troubles doesn't mean all that much.

A very nice story.

jippie wrote: it's sad that a blind boy needs to beg for coins from the affluent. why not raise their taxes, and get the boy some benefits?

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