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Dark Spots

One day a professor entered the classroom and asked his
students to prepare for a surprise test.
They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin.
The professor handed out the question paper, with the text
facing down as usual.
Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn
the page and begin.
To everyone's surprise, there were no questions... just a
black dot in the center of the page.
The professor seeing the expression on everyone's face, told
them the following:
"I want you to write what you see there."
The students confused, got started on the inexplicable task.
At the end of the class, the professor took all the answer
papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of
all the students.
All of them with no exceptions, described the black dot,
trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc.
etc. etc.
After all had been read, the classroom silent, the professor
began to explain:
"I am not going to grade on you this, I just wanted to give
you something to think about. No one wrote about the white
part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot - and
the same happens in our lives.
We have a white paper to observe and enjoy, but we always
focus on the dark spots.
Our life is a gift given to us by God, with love and care, and
we always have reasons to celebrate - nature renewing itself
everyday, our friends around us, the job that provides our
livelihood, the miracles we see everyday...
However we insist on focusing only on the dark spots - the
health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the
complicated relationship with a family member, the
disappointment with a friend, etc.
The dark spots are very small compared to everything we
have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our
minds.
Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life. Enjoy
each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you.
Be happy and live a life filled with LOVE."

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