Thought for the Day 5/22/2020
Friday Tale - It's
Your Choice
One day, a grandfather told his grandchildren about his journey
to America. He told of the trains and ship that he took from his home in
Eastern Europe. He told of being processed at Ellis Island and how he had
gone to a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. There, he
sat down at an empty table and waited for quite some time for someone to take
his order. Nobody came. Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat
down opposite him and explained to him how a cafeteria works.
She
said, “You start at that end” – pointing toward a stack of trays – “and then go
along the food line and pick out what you want. At the other end, they’ll
tell you how much you have to pay.’
The
grandfather reflected a moment and then said, “I soon learned that’s how
everything works in America. Life’s a cafeteria here. You can get
anything you want – even very great success – if you are willing to pay the
price. But you’ll never get what you want if you wait for someone to bring
it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
The
difference between where you are and where you want to be can often be summed
up in one word: Work.
You get to choose how
successful you want to be.
Are you making the
right choices?
~ From Positive People
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Elijah came near to all the people and said,
"How long will
you hesitate between two opinions?
If the LORD is God,
follow Him,
but if Baal, follow
him."
BUT as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
~ 1 Kings 18:21 and
Joshua 24:15