This story is about a beautiful,
expensively dressed lady who complained to her psychiatrist that she felt that
her whole life was empty, it had no meaning.
So, the lady went to visit a counselor to
seek out happiness. The counselor called over the old lady who cleaned the
office floors. The counselor then said to the rich lady” I’m going to ask Mary
here to tell you how she found happiness. All I want you to do is listen to
her."
So the old lady put down her broom and sat
on a chair and told her story:
"Well, my husband died of malaria and
three months later my only son was killed by a car. I had nobody... I had
nothing left. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat, I never smiled at anyone, I
even thought of taking my own life.
Then one evening a little kitten followed
me home from work. Somehow I felt sorry for that kitten. It was cold
outside, so I decided to let the kitten in. I got it some milk and the kitten
licked the plate clean. Then it purred and rubbed against my leg, for the first
time in months, I smiled.
Then I stopped to think, if helping a
little kitten could make me smile, may be doing something for people could make
me happy. So the next day I baked some biscuits and took them to a
neighbor who was sick in bed. Every day I tried to do something nice for
someone. It made me so happy to see them happy.
“Today, I don't know of anybody who sleeps and eats better than I
do. I've found happiness, by giving it to others."
When she heard that the rich lady cried. She
realized what is life.
The rich lady had everything that money
could buy, but she had lost the things which money cannot buy.
Happiness Comes From Giving.