There was a college student who was always quiet in class. He didn’t talk to anyone much and didn't have any friends.
One of his teachers noticed this. He called him out after class and asked, “I often see you sit silent, neither talking to anyone nor showing interest in anything. What is the reason for this?”
The student said, “Some very bad incidents have happened in my life. I remained troubled thinking about them and not able to concentrate on anything.”
Listening to this, the teacher asked him to come to his house on the weekend. The student reached the teacher’s house at the appointed time.
The teacher welcomed him and asked him to sit comfortably. Then the teacher asked, “Would you like to drink lemonade?”
Student hesitantly replied, “Yes.”
The teacher bought lemonade for the students. As soon as the student took a sip of lemonade, he made a strange face.
Seeing this, the teacher asked, “What happened? didn’t you like it?”
The student replied, “There is a little too much salt in it..”
The teacher said, “Oh, no problem, I will throw it away and make a new one.”
Saying this, as the teacher was about to pick up the glass, the student stopped him and said, “Sir, there is no need to throw it. There is just a little extra salt, if we add a little more sugar to it, it will be completely fine.”
“Exactly, what I want you to understand. Now, compare this the situation with your life.
Excess of salt in lemonade is like the bad experience we had in life. Now, understand this, to improve the taste of lemonade, we do not remove salt from it, but add more sugar to it.
Similarly, we cannot separate sad events that have happened to us from our lives but we can improve our lives by adding good experiences in life to erase old bitterness and sorrows. That sweetness has to be mixed.
If you keep crying about your past, neither your present will be good nor your future will be bright.” the teacher said.
The student now realized his mistake. He vowed in his mind to once again give the right direction to his life.
Flash:- Dwelling in the ocean of sorrows blinds us to the opportunities around us. To improve our lives, we must blend the bitterness of past experiences with the sweetness of new ones. Instead of removing the salt of hardships, add the sugar of positivity to enhance life's flavor and steer toward a brighter future.
Moral:- If we remain immersed in an ocean of sorrows then we will not be able to notice even good opportunities coming our way. It is important to overcome our old memories and mistakes and give new direction to life.
"Blend the bitterness of the past with the sweetness of the present for a brighter future"