Better Cities:The Parable of Concentration

Book Information The Parable of Concentration
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The Parable of Concentration

A lesson on positivity.

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Once an old teacher said to his student:

"Please look around this room and try to find anything brown in it."

The young man looked around. There were a lot of brown objects in the room: wooden picture frames, a sofa, a curtain rod, book bindings and many other little things.

"Now close your eyes and list all the objects ... in blue," asked the teacher.

The young man closed his eyes, but was at a loss:

"But I didn't notice anything!"

Then the teacher said:

"Open your eyes. Just look how many blue objects are here!!!"

It was true: blue vase, blue photo frames, blue carpet...

The student replied:

"But this is a trick! After all, I was looking for brown objects, not blue objects, at your direction!"

The teacher sighed softly and then smiled:

"This is what I wanted to show you! You have searched and found only brown. It is the same with you in life: you seek and find only the bad and you lose sight of all the good!"

"I've always been taught that the worst is to be expected, and then you'll never be disappointed. And if the worst does not happen, then a pleasant surprise awaits me. Well, if I always hope for the best, I will run the risk of disappointment!"

"Confidence in the benefits of expecting the worst makes us lose sight of all the good things that happen in our lives. If you expect the worst, then you will definitely get it. And vice versa. You can find a point of view from which each experience will have a positive meaning. From now on, you will look for something positive in everything!"