A small town chamber of commerce invited a speaker to address its annual dinner. The community’s economy was bad, people were discouraged, and they wanted this motivational speaker to give them a boost.
During her presentation, the speaker took a large piece of white paper and made a small black dot in the centre of it with a marking pen. Then she held the paper up before the group and ask them what they saw.
One person quickly replied, “I see a black dot.”
“She swivelled to another person in the audience, “Okay, what do you see?”
“A black dot.”
“Don’t you see anything besides the dot?” she turned and asked the audience.
A resounding “No” came from the audience.
“What about the sheet of paper?” asked the speaker. “I am sure you have all seen it”, she said, “But you have chosen to overlook it.”
“In life, we also tend to overlook and take for granted many wonderful things that we have or happen around us and focus our attention and energy on small issues and disappointments.”
It is natural for us to focus on our problems but is it wise to overlook the bigger picture? From time to time we must step back and acknowledge that which is good in our life. This should bring balance in our lives and allow us to have a proper perspective on the problems we face.
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