Perspective

Once upon a time there was a lady who cried all the time. 😢 Her elder daughter was married to an umbrella merchant while the younger daughter was the wife of a dried herb vendor. On sunny days she worried oh no, the weather is so nice and sunny, no one is going to buy an umbrella. What will happen if the shop has to be closed?! These worries made her sad. She just could not help but cry when it rained. She would cry for the younger daughter. She thought oh no my younger daughter is married to a dried herb vendor. How can she dry herbs when there is no sun? What should we do?

As a result the lady lived in sorrow every day whether sunny or rainy she grieved for one of her daughters. Her neighbors couldn't console her and jokingly called her the crying lady. One day she met a wise old man who was very curious as to why she was always crying. She explained the problem to him. The old man smiled kindly and said: “Madam, you need not worry, I will show you a way to happiness and you will need to grieve no more”. The crying lady was very excited, she immediately asked the old man to show her what to do. The old man replied: “It is very simple, you just need to change your perspective! On sunny

days do not think of your elder daughter not being able to sell umbrellas but the younger daughter being able to dry herbs. With such good strong sunlight she must be able to dry plenty of herbs and her business must be very good!”

“When it rains, think about the umbrella store of the elder daughter. With the rain everyone must be buying umbrellas.

She will sell a lot of umbrellas and her store will prosper.”

Finally the lady saw the light. She followed the wise old man’s instructions. After a while she didn't cry anymore, instead

She was smiling every day from that day on. She became known as the smiling lady

What is your take-away from this story?