08/04/2014
A wonderful story for all those people who find it difficult to see themselves as powerful...
How Powerful You Are
There was once a stonecutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life…
One day he passed a wealthy merchant’s house. Through the open gateway, he saw many fine possessions and important visitors.
“How powerful that merchant must be!” thought the stonecutter.
He became envious and wished he could be like the merchant…
To his great surprise, he suddenly became the merchant…
Enjoying more luxuries and power than he’d ever imagined… but envied and detested by those less wealthy.
Soon a high official passed by, carried in a sedan chair, escorted by soldiers beating gongs. Everyone, no matter how wealthy, had to bow low before the procession.
“How powerful that official is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a high official!”
Then he became the high official…
Carried everywhere in his embroidered chair, feared and hated by the people all around.
It was a hot summer day, so the official felt very uncomfortable. He looked up at the SUN. It shone proudly in the sky, unaffected by his presence.
“How powerful the sun is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the sun!”
Then he became the sun…
Shining fiercely down on everyone, scorching the fields, cursed by the farmers and labourers…
But a huge cloud moved between him and the earth, so that his light could no longer shine on everything below.
“How powerful that cloud is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a cloud!”
Then he became the cloud…
Flooding the fields and villages, shouted at by everyone. But soon he found that he was being pushed away by some great force, and realized that it was the wind.
“How powerful it is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the wind!”
Then he became the wind…
Blowing tiles off roofs, uprooting trees, feared and hated by all below him.
But after a while, he ran up against something that would not move, no matter how forcefully he blew against it – a huge, towering rock.
“How powerful that rock is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a rock!”
Then he became the rock…
More powerful than anything else on earth. But as he stood there, he heard the sound of a hammer pounding a chisel into the hard surface, and felt himself being changed…
“What could be more powerful than the rock?” he thought.
He looked down and saw far below him the figure of a stonecutter.”
Embrace the power you have and be grateful for all you can do…
You are more powerful than you realise.
Story courtesy to 'Catapult Events'.