There was a small boy who when walking down the street one day found a bright copper penny. He was so excited that he found money and it didn't cost him anything.
This experience led him to spend the rest of his days walking with his head down, eyes wide open, looking for treasure. During his lifetime he found 296 pennies, 48 nickels, 19 dimes, 16 quarters, 2 half dollars and one crinkled dollar bill. For a total of $13.96.
He got money for nothing.
Except... that he missed the breathless beauty of 31,369 sunsets, the colorful splendor of 157 rainbows, the fiery beauty of hundreds of maples nipped by autumn's frost. He never saw white clouds drifting across blue skies, shifting into various wondrous formations. Birds flying, sun shining, and the smiles of a thousand passing people are not a part of his memory.
~ Author Unknown
"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow."
~ Gilbert K Chesterton
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