29 August 2021
Dear Sushila
I found this old card in my cupboard, 'lost' among my notes and jottings. Since we have to be conscious about the 3Rs - reduce, re-use, recycle, I thought I will still use it. Hope you don't mind, and with this, dear Sushila, you and I are playing our small part in saving our planet! Isn't that a good feeling?
I have an article which I got from a newspaper long ago and want to share with you here. The story is appropriate and still relevant today to teach us the meaning of contentment:
There is a story of a rich businessman who was troubled to find a fisherman sitting beside his boat after a hard day's work.
"Why aren't you out there fishing?" he asked
"Because I have caught enough fish for today." said the fisherman.
"Why don't you catch more fish than you need?" the wealthy man asked.
"What would I do with them?"
"You could earn more money and buy a better boat so you could go deeper and catch more fish and make more money. Soon you'd have a fleet of boats and be rich like me"
The fisherman asked, "Then what would I do?"
"You could sit down and enjoy life" said the businessman.
"What do you think I am doing now?" the fisherman replied as he looked placidly out to the sea. "I AM already enjoying my life!"
I love this story Sushila, because it puts me back on ground. There is so much blessings around us, we don't have to look elsewhere. The grass is never greener on the other side. We just have to be content with what we have and enjoy the people around us. As a metaphor, from this story Rohan is the rich businessman and you Sushila, the contented fisherman! Haha!
Peace & all good to you,
Sylvia
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