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[toney]

Point Of View
 
You're in London's Heathrow Airport. While you're waiting for your flight, you notice a kiosk selling cookies. You buy a box, put them in your traveling bag and then you patiently search for an available seat so you can sit down and enjoy your cookies.
 
Finally you find a seat next to a gentleman. You reach down into your traveling bag and pull out your box of cookies.
 
As you do so, you notice that the gentleman starts watching you intensely. He stares as you open the box and his eyes follow your hand as you pick up the cookie and bring it to your mouth. Just then he reaches over and takes one of your cookies from the box, and eats it! You're more than a little surprised at this. Actually, you're at a loss for words. Not only does he take one cookie, but also alternates with you. For every one cookie you take, he takes one.
 
Now, what's your immediate impression of this guy? Crazy? Greedy? He's got some nerve! Can you imagine the words you might use to describe this man to your associates back at the office?
 
Meanwhile, you both continue eating the cookies until there's just one left. To your surprise, the man reaches over and takes it. But then he does something unexpected. He breaks it in half, and gives half to you. After he's finished with his half he gets up, and without a word, he leaves.
 
You think to yourself, "Did this really happen?" You're left sitting there dumbfounded and still hungry. So you go back to the kiosk and buy another box of cookies. You then return to your seat and begin opening your new box of cookies when you glance down into your traveling bag. Sitting there in your bag is your original box of cookies -- still unopened.
 
Only then do you realize that when you reached down earlier, you had reached into the other man's bag, and grabbed his box of cookies by mistake. Now what do you think of the man? Generous? Tolerant? You've just experienced a profound paradigm shift. You're seeing things from a new point of view.
 
Is it time to change your point of view?
Now, think of this story as it relates to your life. Things may not be what they seem.
 
Dont pay too much attention to what you're already seeing...pay it to what you're missing.   
 

[cardus]

Toney,

Extremely pertinent post wrt the heated arguments we have on this DG. Good post! Link? Or is this something you've written?

[toney]

A fwd. No, I dont have the creativity for such posts.

[achutank]

i think this one appears in stephen covey's book

but its funny yet poignant

[ramshorns]

Toney, WOW I really enjoyed reading it at the same time it makes you think.  Thanks for the post.

[fineleg]

Extremely valid...just read this thread today.
Applause.

[suraj]

A fwd. No, I dont have the creativity for such posts.

Toney ,

Thank god you didn't aspire for bollywood- you wud have been such a loser with your lack of creativity. Imagine where all these might have been if your quote catches on there:

Sanjay gupta: A fwd from reservoir dogs and unusual suspects. No, I dont have the creativity for such movies.

Bappi lahiri:  A fwd from all western songs. No, I dont have the creativity for such music.

Ram Laxman: A fwd from "Final countdown". No, I dont have the creativity for "Mere rang mein...."

Annu Malik: A fwd from everything possible. No, I dont have the creativity for anything.

Feroz khan A fwd from "Duel in the sun". No, I dont have the creativity for Janbaaz.


......many many more but its a cricket forum u know

[toney]

suraj, LOL. I prefer to be modest and truthful when I have nothing to lose