The 99 Club
Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious
lifestyle, was neither happy nor content.
One day, he came upon a servant who was singing happily while he
worked.
This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the
Kingdom, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant was so
joyous.
The King asked the servant, "Why are you so happy?"
The man replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my
family and I don't need too much -- just a roof over our heads and
warm food to Fill our tummies."
The king was not satisfied with that reply. Later in the day, he
sought the advice of his most trusted advisor. After hearing the
King's woes and the servant's story, the advisor said, "Your
Majesty, I believe that the servant has not been made part of The
99 Club."
"The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?" the King inquired.
The advisor replied, "Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club
is, let's place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this
servant's doorstep."
Next day when the servant saw the bag, he picked it up and took it
in. When he opened the bag, he let out a great shout of joy... So
many gold coins!
He began to count them. After several counts, he was at last
convinced that there were 99 coins. "What could've happened to that
last gold coin?
Surely, no one would leave 99 coins!" he wondered. He looked
everywhere he could, but that final coin was elusive.
Finally, exhausted, he decided that he would have to work harder
than ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection. And
from that day, the servant's life was changed. He was overworked,
horribly grumpy, and castigated his family for not helping him make
that 100th coin. He stopped singing while he worked.
Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. When
he sought his advisor's help, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, the
servant has now officially joined The 99 Club.."
He continued, "The 99 Club is a name given to those people who have
enough to be happy but are never contented, because they're always
yearning and striving for that extra one, telling themselves: "Let
me get that one final thing and then I will be happy for life." We
can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the minute
we're given something bigger and better, we want even more! We lose
our sleep, our happiness, we hurt the people around us; all these
as a price for our growing greed and desires. That's what joining
The 99 Club is all about."
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become
uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity. ~Thomas
Wolf
Well, pals,
but i believe that we all need to haf something to look forward to
each day, then u'll be happier and living. if one dun haf the
vision of better things to come, u'll lose sight of the future, and
u'll always think its better off in the past. Vision is the picture
of the future, it gives hopes, it gives u a sense of purpose and
destiny -- like a magnet it will draw u in the direction of ur
destiny!! the clearer the vision, the more powerful the draw of
magnet, i suppose. Faith supports ur vision, isnt it??!
I'd think this story is trying to get to us that ur vision is ur
future but the important thing is, God is not against u
having money, God is against money having u!!!
