Penny for a thought - King_Advsior_Sacrifice_This is Good!

Once there was a king who favoured one of his advisors very much because he was very wise and always gave useful advice. The king took him along wherever he goes.

One day, the king was bitten on the finger by a dog, and the wound quickly got infected. He asked the advisor if it was a bad sign. The advisor said, "This is good!"

The king's finger subsequently got so badly infected that it had to be amputated. The king asked the advisor again if it was a bad sign. Again, he said "This is good!" By this time, the king had lost his patience and sent the advisor to prison.

One day, the king went hunting in the jungle. In pursuit of a deer, he ventured deeper and deeper into the jungle and he was lost. To make matters worse, he was captured by the natives who lived inside the jungle. They were about to sacrifice him to their god, but when they noticed that the king was one finger short, they released him immediately. Apparently, he was no longer a "whole" person and was deemed unsuitable for sacrifice.

The king finally understood his advisor's wise response "This is good!". If he hadnt been bitten by the dog, he wouldnt have lost his finger, and if he hadnt lost his finger, he would have been sacrified by the natives.

He ordered the release of the advisor and apologised to him. But to the king's amazement, the advisor was not upset at all. Instead, he said, "It was a good thing you had me locked up."

"And why is that?" asked the monarch.

And the advisor replied, "Because if you hadnt locked me up, I would have followed you into the jungle. And then since you were suitable for sacrifice, the natives would have offered me instead!"

Nothing that happens in this world can be judged as absolutely good or bad. Taken in the right spirit, everything that happens can eventually lead to a postive thing. So when something unfortunate happens to you, dont despair? It might turn out to be a blessing afterall.