Grateful for this email...

I am really grateful for an email that a friend sent. Kind of motivational for me...receiving an email like this at the right time, and reading it really mean something...

Below is the email to share :)

There was an Indian Chief who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at
a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The Chief then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end,when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter,you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and the fulfillment of your fall.

Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches, and better times are sure to come.

Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrows keep you Human,
Failures keep you Humble,
Success keeps you Glowing,
But only God keeps you Growing!

"Whatever that happens, it's for your own good"- Master Shashi

My yoga teacher said this. He mentioned that when you are depressed, feeling down or disappointed for some reasons or the other, remember this phrase. Quite apt for me. He mentioned this on a Monday, and I realise I have been using the phrase on myself for the whole week. It does console me for while, but I have allowed grief to overcome myself and I find myself tearing again...very badly. Never in my whole life have I teared so much in a job. I seem to be screwing up things quite badly these days. I am beginning to feel so useless... :(
Confidence shattered...Dreams shattered...Hopes shattered...Morale shattered...
Should I give up? "Should I stay...or should I go?"
(*_*)

All truth hurts, but perhaps no one is perfect in this world that truths do not hurt. But condemning someone just because of one flaw would perhaps hurt more. I hope I will not lose confidence in whatever that I do...