Poison attitude
A Chinese girl named Li-li got married and moved in with her new husband, unfortunately for Li-li her mother-in-law also lived there. Since her mother-in-law was very obnoxious and Li-li did not like having her live with her and her new husband, Li-li decided to kill her Mother-in-law.
In hatching her plan Li-li went to her doctor to get slow-acting poison. The doctor gave her the poison, but said, “Just so that people don’t suspect you, treat your mother-in-law very nice,treat her like you’d want to be treated.” So Li-li obliged and was nice to her mother-in-law as she slipped a little poison into her food each day.
However, to Li-li surprise, a funny thing happened. The two started getting along and became best of friends. Realizing that she may have already done some harm Li-li went back to the doctor and said, “I now love my mother-in-law and don’t want to kill her; please give me something to counteract the poison.” The doctor replied, “I gave you ordinary vitamins; the only poison was in your attitude.”
We so very often get consumed by all the things around us that we never just stop and take a moment to get to know the people around us. We want everyone to think like we do and act like we do and when they don’t we get upset. You might pride yourself in the fact that you help others on a daily basis or you may even be in a helping profession. However are you really giving that person what they need or what you think they need. Help someone today – by you trying to understand who they are. Ask them a question, get their opinion and views on the world you share. Just take a moment to see the world through someone else’s eyes.
