Optimism

Once upon a time, there lived a king.He ruled a small kingdom in India.He had around ten
ministers among his subjects.He greatly confided in one of them.The king would always approach
the minister whenever he needed advice.The minister fervently believed in one principle of
life-"Whatever happens,happens for the good".He quoted the same to the king at every
situation they went through.

One day,the king had a lesion on his left thumb while cutting fruits for himself.The minister cited
his quote even on seeing the cut on his hand.The king, consumed by rage, summoned the guards
to imprison his minister. The minister,smiled and repeated to himself,"Whatever happens,happens for the good".

A couple of days later,the king sets out to the jungle for hunting.After going deep into the
woods,he is caught hold of by the tribes dwelling there.Looking at his majestic make,they decide
to sacrifice him to their deity.Before making preparations for the ritual killing,the tribes happen
to notice the wound on the king's thumb.Seeing this,they get absorbed by disappoinment
and free the king, as they believed that a person to be sacrificed needs to have an flawless body.

It was only then that the king realised the significance of his minister's words.He went to his kingdom and released the minister from the prison at once.He told him his whole encounter with the tribes and asked for apology.The king also knew that the minister must have repeated his same sentence when he was imprisoned and questioned the same.The minister smiled
and said,"I have always followed and escorted you as a shadow.Had I accompanied you to the
forest the other day, your thumb would have saved you, but I would have served as a healthy
source of sacrifice to the tribes! Ha ha".

If one accepts the fact that whatever happens,happens for the good,life seems smoother,happier and our burdens that we may face in our lives tend to reduce by a greater extent....

Optimism....let it escort you all your life :-)