[Mdpobc] Fwd: This is good!

[tlpickrel at hotmail.com]

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> 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. 
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> >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.
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> He put the sign back so that everyone 
> >who walked by would see the new words. 
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> >Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 
> >were giving money to the blind boy. 
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> >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?" 
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> >The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but 
> >in a different way." I wrote: 
> >"Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it." 
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> >Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign 
> >simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people 
> >that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we 
> >be surprised that the second sign was more 
> >effective? 
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> >Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be 
> >creative. Be innovative. Think differently and 
> >positively. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show 
> >life that you have 1000 reasons to smile.
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> >Face your past without regret. 
> >Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future 
> >without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. 
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> >The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling… 
> >And even more beautiful, is knowing that you are the reason 
> >behind it!!! 
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