Video: Story of a young man who is blinded by his greed and selfishness. He learns a hard lesson on being grateful for what you are given.   

One of my favorite sayings is:

This saying, the first time I heard it, struck a chord with me so strong that I had it made into a large sign and it now hangs in my family room. 

Even with it on my wall to read each day, I still find myself sometimes being down and depressed for not having something I want right now. How easily we can fall into that trap of wishing we had more and never feeling like we have enough. I’m sure it is part human nature and part Satan planting those feelings of frustration and woe-est me thoughts into our minds. It takes continually counting our many blessings one by one to remind us how truly blessed we really are.

VIDEO

This powerful video was done by Power of Thought

STORY

A Rich Man’s Son

A rich man’s son was graduating from college.

For months, the son was asking the father for a new car, knowing that his father had more than enough money.

When graduation day came, the young man’s father called him into the study. The father handed him a wrapped gift and congratulated the new about-to-be graduate on his achievement.

Looking disappointed, the son opened the gift to find a lovely leather-bound journal, with the young man’s name embossed on the cover. He angrily raised his voice, threw down the journal and stormed out.

The young man had not seen his father since graduation day. He became successful and wealthy like his father, with a beautiful home and family. He came to realize his father was aging, and it may be time to put the past behind them.

Just then, he received a message that his father had passed, and he had to return home to take care of the estate.

As the mourning son regretfully returned home, he began searching through his father’s important papers and saw that still new journal, just as he had left it.

He opened it, and as he flipped through the pages a car key dropped from the back of the journal. A dealer tag was attached to the key that read, “Paid in full. Where ever this car takes you, write about it to remember it forever. Love, Dad”

No matter what you expect, be grateful for what you are given. It may be more of a blessing than you think.

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Yours Truly,

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