Soulful-BLESSING IN DISGUISE

BLESSING IN DISGUISE

Every calamity, every disaster, all misfortunes can become challenges; they force us to venture on new paths, stretch our minds for new solutions, to take risks, to overcome sloth and win.

Years ago, in America, cotton was the big money in the south. Then the pest, the ball weevil came along. It began eating up all the crops.

Everyone despaired: ruin was imminent. However, that little pest turned out to be a blessing in disguise. It forced farmers to plant peanuts instead of cotton. Eventually, peanuts became a more profitable crop than cotton ever was. In appreciation, farmers erected a statue pf the hated weevil in Alabama.

‘Never forget that happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it directly, the more it will just elude you. But if you sit down quietly and divert your attention, then it comes and sits softly on your shoulder.

Dr. Murray Banks