Trees

3 trees were discussing about their ambitions and what they wanted to be after they are cut down. The 1st tree wanted to made into beautiful treasure chest so that all the treasures of the world would be locked in it. The 2nd tree wanted to be carved into a big ship, so that it can travel around the world with the prince and princess and the 3rd tree did not wanted to be cut, but grow taller and taller and reach heaven one day.

One day, a wood cutter came to cut down all the trees. The 1st tree was cut and sent to the carpenter but it was not made into a treasure Chest but into a fodder box. The 2nd tree was also cut down and sent to a shipyard but this one also was made into a small fishing boat. The woodcutter cut the 3rd tree but he didn’t take it with him and left at it at the foot of the hills.

The trees were sad as all their dreams were shattered by the woodcutter. They didn’t become what they wanted to be. Few years later a woman was to give birth to a child and had no place to keep the new born she was in search of a cradle to keep her son, but found this fodder box for the baby to rest. At this the tree realized its value of not being converted to treasure chest because there laid the King of jewels in the fodder box none other than baby Jesus. 30 yrs later a small boat which was made from the 2nd tree was stuck in the sea facing the raging storms. The boat seems to be uncontrollable and about to meet its fate, but destiny had stored something else. There was this man sleeping in the same boat, he just had to raise his one hand and everything seems to be calm as ever. This man was Jesus. The 2nd tree was grateful for its creator as the master of Universe was in the same boat. Few years later, some men were in search of a tree to crucify Jesus. On the footsteps of this hill they found the 3rd tree cut and lying there for years waiting for its master to shape its destiny. On the same tree Jesus was crucified and he died. Dying and resurrecting on the same tree, Christ change the meaning of this death symbol to a victory, victory over death and sin.

In our lives most of the time we are not what we want to be, simply because God has different plans for us. Wait for him to work the Miracle for you.

Let's Change our Vision

There was a millionaire who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted so many physicians and was getting his treatment done. He did not stop consulting galaxy of medical experts; he consumed heavy loads of drugs and underwent hundreds of injections.

But the ache persisted with great vigour than before. At last a monk who has supposed to be an expert in treating such patients was called for by the millionaire. The monk understood his problem and said that for sometime he should concentrate only on green colours and not to fall his eyes on any other colours. The millionaire got together a group of painters and purchased barrels of green color and directed that every object his eye was likely to fall to be painted in green colour just as the monk had directed.

When the monk came to visit him after few days, the millionaire's servants ran with buckets of green paints and poured on him since he was in red dress, lest their master not see any other colour and his eye ache would come back.

Hearing this monk laughed said "If only you had purchased a pair of green spectacles, worth just a few rupees, you could have saved these walls and trees and pots and all other articles and also could have saved a large share of his fortune. You cannot paint the world green." Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly.

It is foolish to shape the world, let us shape ourselves first.

Lets change our vision.. !!

Think simple,Live simple.

Make best use of all the time you have. Once lost, you will never get it again .....