“Every adversity contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
~William Clement Stone

    One Cottage Burning



Years ago, a fishing fleet went out from a small harbor on the east coast of Newfoundland. In the afternoon there came a great storm. When night settled down, not a single vessel of all the fleet had found its way into the port.


All night long, wives, mothers, children and sweethearts paced up and down the beach, wringing their hands and calling on God to save their loved ones. To add to the horror of the situation, one of the cottages caught fire. Since the men were all away, it was impossible to save the home.


When the morning broke, to the joy of all, the entire fleet found safe harbor in the bay. But there was one face with a picture of despair - the wife of the man whose home had been destroyed. Meeting her husband as he landed, she cried, Oh, husband, we are ruined! Our home and all it contained was destroyed by fire!"


But the man exclaimed, "Thank God for the fire! It was the light of our burning cottage that guided the whole fleet into port."


~Author Unknown



“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” 
― Rumi



P.S: 
Dr. Wayne Dyer often says,"When we change the way we look at things.....the things we look at change." 
What if, one could learn to look at one's current challenges differently ? 
What if,it is an opportunity to learn and grow?
What if, it is actually a blessing in disguise ?
May we always choose to look for the blessing in everything..........for it is ALWAYS there.
Namaste,
Bhagya