The Greatest Pitcher

A little boy was overheard talking to himself as he strutted through the backyard, wearing his baseball cap and toting a ball and bat. "I´m the greatest hitter in the world," he announced. Then, he tossed the ball into the air, swung at it, and missed. "Strike One!" he yelled. Undaunted, he picked up the ball and said again, "I´m the greatest hitter in the world!" He tossed the ball into the air. When it came down he swung again and missed. "Strike Two!" he cried. The boy then paused a moment to examine his bat and ball carefully. He spit on his hands and rubbed them together. He straightened his cap and said once more, "I´m the greatest hitter in the world!" Again he tossed the ball in the air and swung at it. He missed. "Strike Three!" "WOW!" he exclaimed. "I´m The Greatest Pitcher In The World!"

-- Author Unknown

You see, your attitude determines how circumstances impact your life. The little boy´s circumstances hadn´t changed, but his optimistic attitude prompted him to give an encouraging meaning to what had happened. What difficult time are you going through right now? Can you do something to change it? If you can, don´t wait another day, make the needed changes. If you can´t change the circumstances, however, change your attitude, you´ll discover that circumstances won´t have the last word!

What is wealth

One day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"Very good, Dad!"

"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.

"Yeah!" "And what did you learn?"

The son answered, "I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon.

When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.

His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!" Isn´t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you´ve got everything!

You can´t buy any of these things. You can have all the material possessions you can imagine, provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!

- Unknown -