Take Your Goat into the Room With You
In Budapest, a man goes to the rabbi and complains, "Life is unbearable. There are nine of us living in one room. What can I do?" The rabbi answers, "Take your goat into the room with you."
The man is incredulous, but the rabbi insists. "Do as I say and come back in a week."
A week later the man comes back looking more distraught than before. "We cannot stand it," he tells the rabbi. "The goat is filthy." The rabbi then tells him, "Go home and let the goat out. And come back in a week."
A radiant man returns to the rabbi a week later, exclaiming, "Life is beautiful. We enjoy every minute of it now that there's no goat, only the nine of us."
ReplyDeleteThis sermon is to teach you to appreciate what you have because it can always be worse. You would have though they would have given the GOAT a bath.
YOU KNOW THAT IS SO TRUE! ...IT CAN ALWAYS BE WORSE
ReplyDeleteWE SHOULD TAKE A MOMENT A COUNT OUR BLESSINGS!
Seems it has been said a time or two...."the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence"....and I guess this little story proves that it isn't so....thanks for sharing...Hugs...Ora
ReplyDeleteWhere do you find the time to write your stuff.
ReplyDeleteI do mine between bites at meal times. hehehe
That is so true. It's hard to remember in the moment especially when it's your world but if we did maybe we wouldn't need all the anti depressants. We should all have a goat to remind us how much worse it could. Unless you already have one. lol I don't think that it would work if you did.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder. Well done.
Dianne
Absolutely PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!! ANNE
ReplyDeleteLOL.so true......except there are some people that I would let the goat stay in for!!!! lol
ReplyDeletelove ya,
carlene
Seems I might better mind my P's and Q's. Some calling me an old goat, it's the wrong time of year to get thrown out. (grin) Fernan
ReplyDeleteLove it....Happy Thanksgiving! De ;)
ReplyDeleteTruer words were never said...that is a good one! Thanks for sharing ! We all need some reminding of what or who we should be thankful for ! 'On Ya' - ma
ReplyDeletethings could always be worse, especially with a goat walking around your living area. lol thanks for posting this, mosie.
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