In this life there are various ways a person responds to loss. From getting angry, crying, protesting to destiny, to committing suicide. Do you remember the famous figures, who kill themselves only because their success is threatened with fading? Perhaps the story adapted from The Healing Stories by GW Burns follows, can provide inspiration.
Once, a man came out of his yard, walking in despair with despair. It's been a while since he's been unemployed. The financial condition of his family is in jeopardy. While his neighbors are busy filling the house with luxury goods, he is still struggling to figure out how to meet the basic needs of his family clothing and food.
His children have not bought clothes for a long time, his wife often angry because he can not buy decent household items. The man can not stand this condition, and he is not convinced that his journey this time will bring good luck, that is getting a job.
As the man was walking down the deserted streets, he suddenly hit something. Out of curiosity he bent down and picked it up. Uh, just an old, dented old coin, he grumbled. Nevertheless he took the coins to a bank.
We recommend that you bring the coin to the old money collector, said the teller gave advice. The man follows the teller's advice, bringing his coin to the collector. Fortunately, the collector valued the coin for 30 dollars.
So glad, the man began to think about what he would do with this windfall. As she passed a hardware store, she noticed several sheets of wood being on sale.
He can make some shelves for his wife because his wife once said they have no place to keep vases and jars. After buying wood for 30 dollars, he took the wood and went home.
On the way he passed a furniture maker's workshop. The eyes of the workshop owner have been trained to see the wood with the man. The wood is beautiful, the color is good, and well-known quality. Incidentally at that time there was a furniture order.
He offered 100 dollars to the man.
Looked doubtful in the man's eyes, but the craftsman convinced him and could offer him the finished furniture for him to choose. Incidentally there is a closet that his wife would love. He swapped the wood and borrowed a cart to carry the cabinet. He immediately took him home.
Along the way he passed a new housing. A woman who was decorating her new house looked out the window and saw the man pushing a cart containing a beautiful closet. The woman lured and bid the price of 200 dollars.
When the man appeared hesitant, the woman raised her bid to 250 dollars. The man agreed. Then return the cart to the craftsman and go home.
At the village door he paused and wanted to make sure the money he received. He reached into his pocket and counted the $ 250 bill. At that moment a robber came out of the bushes, held up a dagger, took the money away, and ran away.
The man's wife happened to see and ran up to her husband and said, "What's going on, are you okay, right? What did the robber take?
The man shrugged his shoulders and said, Oh, it's nothing. Just a dented and old coin I found this morning.
Indeed, there are various ways of dealing with loss. May we be among the wise in the face of loss and realize that success is God's Word. True to say the wise man, man has nothing but life experience. When we realize we have never had anything, why should we sink into excessive pain?