Look at all my valentines!
First-graders were nervous as the teacher called on them
to pass out their valentines that February day several years
ago. Some of the students received many valentines. Others,
who had received only a few, huddled low in their chairs.
The teacher noticed one girl in particular. Her name was
Serena. She was shy and awkward, came to school only
sporadically, and did not seem to have any friends among her
classmates. Serena had only a few valentines on her desk,
and tears were running down her cheeks, so the teacher knelt
beside her to comfort her. But to her astonishment, Serena
was crying for joy!
"Look at all my valentines!" she exclaimed. "I never thought
I'd get even one, and look! I got six!"
Whether the cup is half empty or half full depends on your
point of view. Like Serena, all of us need to modify the
negative so we can accentuate the positive.
By Victor Parachin, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Source: Signs of
the Times, Copyright (c) February 2002, Pacific Press,
http://www.pacificpress.com/signs. With permission from
Dale E. Galusha Pacific Press Ministries
dalgal@pacificpress.com