The Whole World Stinks
Wise men and philosophers throughout
the ages have disagreed on many things, but many are in
unanimous agreement on one point:
"We become what we think about." Ralph Waldo Emerson
said, "A man is what he thinks about
all day long." The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius put it this
way: "A man's life is what his thoughts
make of it." In the Bible we find: "As a man thinks in his
heart, so is he."
One Sunday afternoon, a cranky grandfather
was visiting his family. As he lay down to take a nap,
his grandson decided to have a little
fun by putting Limburger cheese on Grandfather's mustache.
Soon, grandpa awoke with a snort
and charged out of the bedroom saying, "This room stinks."
Through the house he went, finding
every room smelling the same. Desperately he made his way
outside only to find that "the whole
world stinks!"
So it is when we fill our minds with
negativism. Everything we experience and everybody we
encounter will carry the scent we
hold in our mind.