Ever since you were small, someone has been telling you what you can’t do. Your mother told you that you couldn’t walk down the middle of the street, your father told you that you couldn’t ride your bike without reflectors and your teachers told you that you couldn’t run in the hallway.
During life, there are hundreds of people who not only tell us what we cannot do, but what we can’t accomplish.
“You can’t be a chemist. You’re not analytical enough.”
“You can’t be a professional singer. You’re not attractive enough.”
“There is no way you’ll make it as a teacher. You’re not patient enough.”
“You must be kidding! You want to be a pastor’s wife? You won’t be a good role model.”
The author of this spiritual story is unknown and greatly appreciated…
One day a school teacher wrote the following:
9×1=7
9×2=18
9×3=27
9×4=36
9×5=45
9×6=54
9×7=63
9×8=72
9×9=81
9×10=90
When she was done, she looked to the students and they were all laughing at her, because of the first equation which was wrong, and then the teacher said the following;
“I wrote that first one wrong on purpose, because I wanted you to learn something important. This was for you to know how the world out there will treat you.
“You can see that I wrote RIGHT 9 times, but none of you congratulated me for it. But you all laughed and criticized me because of one wrong thing I did.
“The world is quick to criticize and find fault, and much slower to find the positive. Don’t get discouraged. Rise above it all, hold your head high and stay strong.”
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