A close aide of the king had the habit of looking at every situation, good or bad, and commenting, "All for the good". This habit landed him in trouble one day when on a hunting trip, due to a faultily loaded gun, the king's finger was blown off. The aide remarked, "All for the good". The king was furious at such insensitiveness and had him imprisoned.
A few months later, while on a hunt, the king was captured by some cannibals, who had the custom of sacrificing human to their deity. As they were preparing to sacrifice the king, they noticed the king's missing finger and being too superstitious to sacrifice a less than perfect specimen to their deity, set him free.
The king realised the truth behind the comment and summoned his aide. He narrated his near brush with death and apologised for his hasty decision. True to form, the aide remarked, "All for the good." The king was surprised, but the aide explained, "Had your majesty not imprisoned me, I would have surely accompanied you on the hunt and the cannibals would have had no problem sacrificing a 'perfect' specimen like me to their deity."
The king, amused by his aide's attitude, rewarded him and made him his chief advisor.
Do you see life filled with independent events or a series of events, in turn connected with a bigger purpose?
When will you start seeing life as a whole?
~Taken from "How full is your cup?: 64 stories that can transform the way you look at life" by J M Sampath~
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