Monday Motivation….. November 26, 2012 (094)
Once upon a time a young single father had a son that he loved more than anything. One day while the father was away, some plunderers burned down most if his village and kidnapped the little boy.
When the father came back, he mistook one of the burnt corpses as his son. Completely devastated, he had the body cremated, and put the ashes in a bag that he always carried around.
Days later, his son escape from the plunderers, ran back home, and knocked on the door of his house that his father rebuilt. His father asked who it was. When the boy answered, “It’s me, your son – please let me in,” the father, who was still holding the bag of ashes, assumed it was some other boy playing the cruel joke. “Go away,” he shouted back.
The boy continued to knock and plead to the father, but the father continued to tell him to leave. Finally, the boy left and never came back again.
Moral:
If a person is intently holding to an idea as the absolute and unmodifiable truth, he won’t be able to open the door and accept the actual truth when it comes firsthand knocking the door. A shut down heart makes it impossible to open up and allow in happiness, great opportunities, and good people. However, when you open your heart, you have room for growth, forgiveness, and chance to let love in….
Have a great week ahead!
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