Living One Day at a Time

A teacher once told each of her students to bring a clear plastic bag and a sack of potatoes to school. For every person they refuse to forgive in their life’s experience, they chose a potato, wrote on it the name and date, and put it in the plastic bag. Some of their bags were quite heavy.

They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere for one week, putting it beside their bed at night, on the car seat when driving, next to their desk at work.

The hassle of lugging this around with them made it clear what a weight they were carrying spiritually, and how they had to pay attention to it all the time to not forget and keep leaving it in embarrassing places. Naturally, the condition of the potatoes deteriorated to a nasty smelly slime. This was a great metaphor for the price we pay for keeping our pain and heavy negativity! Too often we think of forgiveness as a gift to the other person, and it clearly is for ourselves!

From inspirationalstories

Have a Blessed Lenten Season

Once upon a time there was a teacher and his student lay down under the big tree near the big grass area. Then suddenly the student asked the teacher,

Student : Teacher, I’m confused how we find our soul mate. Can you please help me?
Teacher : “Silent for few second, than he answer” Well, it’s pretty hard and easy question..
Student : “THINK HARD” Ha???
Teacher : Look on that way, there are a lot of grass there, why don’t you walk there but please never walk backward, just walk straight ahead. On your way, try to find a beautiful grass and pick it up then give it to me. But just one.
Student : Well, ok then… wait for me… “Walk straight ahead to the grass field”

A few minutes later…
Student : I’m back..

Teacher : Em, well I don’t see any beautiful grass on your hand.
Student : On my journey, I found few beautiful grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn’t pick it up. But I didn’t realize that I’m in the end of the field, and I hadn’t pick any. Cause you told me not to go back, so I didn’t go back.
Teacher : That’s what happened in real life.

What is the message of this story?

* Grass –> is people around you
* Beautiful Grass –> is people that attract you
* Grass Field –> is time

In looking for your soul mate, please don’t always compare and hope that there will be a better one. By doing that, you’ll waste your lifetime, cause remember “Time Never Goes Back”…. So try to accept what he/she is.

from: lovefatedestiny