There was once a droplet of water high up on the top of the mountains. From the mountains, the droplet of water was able to see the vast ocean at the far end of the horizon. Everyday, it would dream to get to the ocean so that it can enjoy the huge space and freedom. One day, it decided to leave the mountains and get to the ocean to fulfill its dream. Therefore, it followed the river downstream. The droplet of water was ecstatic! Its dream is going to be realised soon!
Shortly after, the droplet of water realised that the water current is getting slower and eventually came to a standstill. The river had reached the bottom of the mountains and arrived at the pond. Beside the pond lay a huge desert! The droplet of water could not advance to the ocean anymore.
At the side of the pond, the water droplet saw a camel. It pleaded to the camel to carry it across the desert to get to the ocean. The camel, without taking a glance at the water droplet, walked away. The water droplet's hopes were dashed! For weeks and months, it remained in the pond, daydreaming all day long.
One day, the water droplet saw a bird sipping water from the pond. It called out onto the bird, asking if it could carry it across the desert towards the ocean. The bird simply replied, 'Turn yourself into vapour and let the wind carry you across to the ocean, where you can fall down onto the ocean as raindrops!'
So what is the moral of this story? Dear friends, often in life, when we are presented with a problem, we tend to focus too much on the problem. What we can simply do is to look at the problem from another perspective and focus on the solutions instead! If not, we will stay in the pond forever without having a chance to get to the big ocean!
Shortly after, the droplet of water realised that the water current is getting slower and eventually came to a standstill. The river had reached the bottom of the mountains and arrived at the pond. Beside the pond lay a huge desert! The droplet of water could not advance to the ocean anymore.At the side of the pond, the water droplet saw a camel. It pleaded to the camel to carry it across the desert to get to the ocean. The camel, without taking a glance at the water droplet, walked away. The water droplet's hopes were dashed! For weeks and months, it remained in the pond, daydreaming all day long.
One day, the water droplet saw a bird sipping water from the pond. It called out onto the bird, asking if it could carry it across the desert towards the ocean. The bird simply replied, 'Turn yourself into vapour and let the wind carry you across to the ocean, where you can fall down onto the ocean as raindrops!'
So what is the moral of this story? Dear friends, often in life, when we are presented with a problem, we tend to focus too much on the problem. What we can simply do is to look at the problem from another perspective and focus on the solutions instead! If not, we will stay in the pond forever without having a chance to get to the big ocean!
