One day
a class professor handed out a surprise test, with the text facing down as
usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn the page and
begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no questions... just a black dot in
the centre of the page. The professor seeing the expression on everyone's face,
told them, "I want you to write what you see there." The students,
confused, got started on the inexplicable task.
At the
end of the class, the professor took all the answer papers and started reading
each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them with no
exceptions, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the
middle of the sheet, etc.
After all the papers had been read, the
classroom silent, the professor began to explain: "I am not going to grade
you on this, I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote
about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot - and the
same thing happens in our lives. We have a white paper to observe and enjoy,
but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a gift given with love and
care, and we always have reasons to celebrate. However we insist on focusing
only on the dark spots - the health issues that bother us, the lack of money,
the complicated relationship with a family member, the disappointment with a
friend, and so forth.”
“The
dark spots are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, but they
are the ones that pollute our minds.”
“Take
your eyes away from the black spots in your life. Enjoy each moment that life
gives you. Be happy and live a life filled with LOVE."
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“Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens.”
~ John Scalzi
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