A SEARCH FOR DIAMOND IN A DISTANCE LAND!
A Nigerian proverb says "What You Seek For In Sokoto(a distance land) Is In Your Shokoto(a yoruba name for trouser)"
"...contentment is a great gain" - The Bible
The Story You Are About To Read Will Teach You
Many Lessons-Just Read With Understanding.
Happy Reading:
Long ago, Jones was a farmer here in Africa who
was happy and content.
He was happy because he could take good care of
his family with his farming business.
One day a wise man came to him and told him
about the glory of diamonds and the power that
goes along with them.
The wise man said, “If you had a diamond the size
of your thumb, you could have your own city. If
you had a diamond the size of your fist, you could
probably own your own country.” And then he
went away.
That night the farmer couldn’t sleep. He was
unhappy and discontented. He became unhappy
and dissatisfied with what he had because he had
imagined what life would be if only he had a
diamon.
The next morning he made arrangements to sell off
his farm, took care of his family and went in
search of diamonds.
.
He looked all over Africa and couldn’t find any. He
looked all through Europe and couldn’t find any.
When he got to Spain, he was emotionally,
physically and financially broke.
He got so disheartened that he threw himself into
the Barcelona River and committed suicide
because he couldn't find any diamond.
.
Back home, the person who had bought his farm
was watering the camels at a stream that ran
through the farm.
Across the stream, the rays of the morning sun hit
a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow.
He thought it would look good on the mantle
piece. He picked up the stone and put it in the
living room.
That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling.
He asked, “Is Jones back?”
The new owner said, “No, why do you ask?” The
wise man said, “Because that is a diamond. I
recognize one when I see one.”
.
The man said, no, that’s just a stone I picked up
from the stream.
Come, I’ll show you. There are many more.” They
went and picked some samples and sent them for
analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds!
They found that the farm was indeed covered with
acres and acres of diamonds.
They gathered and sold it. The new owner became
very rich and famous.
Moral of this story... There are five morals:
1. When our attitude is right, we realize that we are
all walking on acres and acres of diamonds.
Opportunity is always under our feet. We don’t
have to go anywhere. All we need to do is
recognize it.
2. The grass on the other side always looks
greener.
3. While we are dyeing the grass on the other side,
there are others who are dyeing the grass on our
side. They would be happy to trade places with
us.
4. When people don’t know how to recognize
opportunity, they complain of noise when it
knocks.
5. The same opportunity never knocks twice. The
next one may be better or worse, but it is never
the same one.
opportunity that comes your way.
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