Blessing in Disguise

Fan Shi Gan Ji

Fan Shi Gan Ji... whatever happened be thankful.

Once in a kingdom, there lived a king whose passion was hunting. One day accompanied by his soldiers and trusted companions he went to the woods for a hunt. And carelessly, due to an accident, his own sharp knife cut off his little finger The king was terribly him up but still the king was very much sad.

Not knowing what else to say, the counselor finally said, "Your Higness, Fan Shi Gan Ji... Whatever happened you need to thankful."

Upon hearing such a comment, the king was in rage. "What a comment! I had an accident, and instead of counseling, he asked me to be thankful!" And thus sentenced the counselor into a three-year jail.

Days passed by. The loss of his lttle finger didn't prevent the king from doing hi hunting passion. One day, the king with his new appointed counselor, and a crowd of soldiers went for another hunting. Unexpectedly, while he was in the middle of the forest, the king and the counselor suddenly were separated from the rest of the group. Suddenly a clan of barbaric tribe caught them. Both of them were caught, and brought along to be sacrificed to the tribe's Gods.

Before the ceremony began, both the king and the counselor were bathed. And when it was ithe turn for the king, they noticed that one of his small fingers was cut off. And due to this "invalid" body, the king wasn't qualified dumped him and released by the primitive people. And instead, the new counselor was offered to the Gods.

With a great effort, the king finally found his way back to the palace. As soon as he arrived there, he straightway ordered his old counselor to be released at once.

"My Counselor, I am very thankful to you. Your advice has been proven right all along. Fan Shi Gan Ji... Because of mu cut-off little finger, I can safely be back today..." And then he retold the whole incident.

After hearing the king's story, with such a rush the counselor bowed down and said, "Thank you Your Majesty. I am also very thankful that you have put me in jail unless it might have been me to be sacrificed to the Gods."

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The story above teaches us such a basic simple value, the power of gratitude upon receiving whatever comes our ways; when we are at condition of progress and success we need to be thankful as well as at the lowest point of our spirit. In this life process, not everything works out smoothly or easily as we expect. Sometimes we are faced with life's real challenges such as misunderstanding, failure, trickery, slander, sickness, earthquake, and all sorts of unavoidable misfortunes.

Human beings with their remarkable abilities to think, and the support of technologies as well as their sensible anticipation, in all times try their best to minimize the predicted failures, danger or life's threatening disaster. But the truth is not all things we can control. There is an 'X' area which is beyond our reach. This only God The Almighty with His own power and grace can control.

As a being with sense of humanity, we all try our best to avoid any foresight misfortunes that might befall unto us. But if at the end of the day all of these misfit incidents sill fully as God's will. When we have big heart that can accept whatever comes and be thankful to the good or bad things happen, our sufferings may be felt m such less. And for sure, there is always a meaning behind all sufferings. Blessing in disguise that you can count on.

"When we succeed, we are thankful.
When we fail, we are also thankful.
The true happiness and wealth are
in the thankful attitude itself."

By Andrie Wongso

From The Book :
15 Wisdom & Success
Classical Motivation Stories

Motivation Stories

* How The Brain Works
* The Power Of Love
* Do Not Fear, Do Not Regret
* Positive and Negative Words
* 9 Tips Keep In Attachment Loyalty
* Footprints In Sand
* Wealth Success and Love
* Mom's Love
* Love Love Love Love
* Run Till The Finish Line

Poems

* To Be Your Nails at Your Fingers
* O Girls