#0161 When you think it's not good, it is.

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Inner Peace Be Upon You

# 0161 Peace and Blessings Every Day

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When you think it’s not good, it is.

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The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend

with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at

every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or

negative) and remarking, "This is good!"

One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting

expedition. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the

king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in

preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his

friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.

Examining the situation, the friend remarked as usual,

"This is good!"

To which the king replied, "No, this is not good!"

and proceeded to send his friend to jail.

About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he

should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured him and

took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some

wood, set up a stake and bound him to the stake.

As they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the

king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate

anyone who was less than whole. So untying the king, they sent

him on his way.

As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken

his thumb and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend.

He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend.

"You were right," he said, "it was good that my thumb was blown

off."  And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had just

happened. "And so, I am very sorry for sending you to jail for

so long. It was bad for me to do this."

"No," his friend replied, "This is good!"

"What do you mean, 'This is good'?

How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?"

"If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you."

~Author Unknown~

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