This
story is about a beautiful, expensively dressed lady who complained
to
her psychiatrist that she
felt that her whole life
was empty, it had no meaning.
So, the lady went to visit a counselor
to seek out happiness.
The
counselor called
over the old lady who cleaned the office floors.
The
counselor
then said to the rich lady"I'm going to ask Mary here
to
tell you
how she found happiness. All I want you to do is listen to her."
So the old lady put down her broom and
sat on a chair and told her story:
"Well,
my
husband died of malaria and three months later
my
only son was
killed by a car.
I had nobody... I had nothing left. I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat,
I
never smiled
at anyone, I even thought of taking my own life.
Then
one
evening a little kitten followed me home from work.
Somehow
I felt
sorry for that kitten. It was cold outside, so I decided
to
let the
kitten in. I got it some milk, and the kitten licked the plate clean.
Then
it purred
and rubbed against my leg and for the first time in months,
I
smiled.
Then
I stopped
to think, if helping a little kitten could make me smile,
maybe
doing
something for people could make me happy.
So
the next day I
baked some biscuits and took them to a neighbor
who
was sick
in bed.
Every
day I
tried to do something nice for someone.
It
made me so happy
to see them happy.
Today,
I don't know
of anybody who sleeps and eats
better
than I do.
I've
found
happiness, by giving it to others."
When she heard that the rich lady cried.
She
had everything
that money could buy, but
she
had
lost the things which money cannot buy.
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