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Mildred was diagnosed with a terminal lymphatic cancer and had
been given three months to live. So, as she was getting her things "in
order", she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to
discuss certain aspects of her final wishes. She told him which songs
she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and
what outfit she wanted to be buried in. The woman also requested to be
buried with her favourite Bible.
Everything was in
order and the pastor was preparing to leave when the woman suddenly
remembered something very important to her.
"There's one more thing," she said excitedly.
"What's that?" Came the pastor's reply.
"This is very important," the woman continued. "I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand."
The pastor stood looking at the woman, not knowing quite what to say.
The
woman explained. "In all my years of attending church socials and
pot-luck dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main
course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say,
"Keep your fork".
It was my favourite part because I
knew that something better was coming, like velvety chocolate cake or
deep-dish apple pie. Something wonderful, and with substance! So, I just
want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and I
want them to wonder "What's with the fork?"
Then I want you to tell them: "Keep your fork, the best is yet to come."
The pastor's eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the woman good-bye.
At
the funeral people were walking by the woman's casket and were
surprised to see the fork placed in her right hand. Over and over, the
pastor heard the question, "What's with the fork?" And over and over he
smiled.
During his message, the pastor told the people
of the conversation he had with the woman shortly before she died. The
pastor told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and
told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about
it either.
The future belongs to people who see possibilities before they become obvious:
Vision
is the art of seeing possibility in impossibility, not only much ahead
of others but much ahead of when the mind starts to give up
It’s a wonderful thought that some of the best days of life haven’t happened yet:
Your
present situation is not your final destination. It’s only when you
hope and start believing for the better to come, do miracles happen in
life
While you are busy wanting for better days, there are people who would love to have your bad days:
When
you look around with an open mind, you would find that your life is not
as bad as you imagine it to be. This outlook may just change your life
for the better If you lost it, you are meant to find something better.
Let go and make room for something new:
Don’t
focus on what is not yours, don’t fret over what is not with you. When
you allow the old baggage to pass over, you make way for new and better
ones
Never confuse a single setback with a final
defeat: Failures defeat losers and inspire winners. Treat every failure
as an opportunity to begin the journey to success.
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