SOME PEOPLE ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE NEGATIVE

by Yasmine Buraik on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 10:25pm

 There was a hunter who bought a bird dog, the only one of its kind in the world. That

could walk on water . He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw this miracle. At the

same time, he was very pleased that he could show off his new acquisition to his friends.

He invited a friend to go duck hunting. After some time, they shot a few ducks and the

man ordered his dog to run and fetch the birds. All day-long, the dog ran on water and

kept fetching the birds. The owner was expecting a comment or a compliment about his

amazing dog, but never got one. As they were returning home, he asked his friend if he

had noticed anything unusual about his dog. The friend replied, "Yes, in fact, I did notice 

something unusual. Your dog can't swim."

Some people always look at the negative side.

Who is pessimist? Pessimists

¨ are unhappy when they have no troubles to speak

¨ feel bad when they feel good, for fear they will feel worse when they feel

1. Look at the sunny side of everything.
2. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best.
3. Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
4. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
5. Give everyone a smile.
6. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others.

it is not the color of the balloon

by Yasmine Buraik on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 10:29pm

There was a man who made a living selling balloons at a fair. He had all colors of
balloons, including red, yellow, blue, and green. Whenever business was slow, he would
release a helium-filled balloon into the air and when the children saw it go up, they all
wanted to buy one. They would come up to him, buy a balloon, and his sales would go up
again. He continued this process all day. One day, he felt someone tugging at his jacket.
He turned around and saw a little boy who asked, "If you release a black balloon, would
that also fly?" Moved by the boy's concern, the man replied with empathy, "Son, it is not
the color of the balloon, it is what is inside that makes it go up."

The same thing applies to our lives. It is what is inside that counts. The thing inside of us
that makes us go up is our attitude.