A blind man sat on the corner of a busy street with tin cup and a
sign that read, "I am blind, will you help me?" Occasionally people
would pass him by and drop a few coins in the cup but that was it. One
day a lady passed by, stood directly in front of the man, picked up his
sign, turned it around to write on it. The blind man felt her shoes to
identify her and without saying anything she put the sign back down and
walked away. After that many people gave the blind man their change as
they walked by. At the end of day the same lady came by and asked the
man, "How was your day?" After the blind man felt her shoes he said,
"What did you do to my sign, what does it say?" The lady told him that
the sign now said:
"It is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it."
We
have so much, so much that we take for granted. There are many people
who would be grateful to be in our shoes and have the abilities we have.
Although life is tough, everyone is fighting a different battle. We
must look for the good in our lives and be grateful for all of our
blessings even when it is hard to go through times of struggle. We can
find strength in the Savior.
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessing the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you; And ye cannot hear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along, The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours... And he that is a faithful and wise steward shall inherit all things."
- D&C 78
