God's Boxes

I have in my hands two boxes, which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, and all your joys in the gold."

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes,
Both my joys and sorrows I stored,
But though the gold became heavier each day,
The black was as light as before.

With curiosity, I opened the black, I wanted to find out why.
And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole, which my sorrows had fallen out by.
I showed the hole to God, and mused, "I wonder where my sorrows could be!"
He smiled a gentle smile and said, "My child, they're all here with me..."
I asked God, why He gave me the boxes, why the gold and the black with the hole?

"My child, the gold is for you to count your blessings, the black is for you to let go."

Life is too short for us to linger on our sorrows. Instead, enjoy to the best of it.

Comments

  1. Anonymous4/08/2006 09:36:00 pm

    daleemmm....:)

    seandainya ada 3 boxes...yang satu lagi isinya coklat...lumayan kan sambil masukin tangan ke 2 boxes sambil sesekali ngemil coklat gitu lhooo

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  2. MCS4/08/2006 10:49:00 pm

    nice posting sher..
    memang betul, enjoy life aja..

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  3. Anonymous4/09/2006 04:27:00 am

    Wahh.. bagusnya.. :D dudul neh mas adjie.. masa satu lagi isinya cokelat.. hueheuehue... tapi saya juga mau dong kotak itu.. :D

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  4. Wina4/09/2006 06:55:00 am

    nice posting sher..

    hiks.. jadi nanis saking terharunya.. thx yah sher...

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  5. Badrul. R4/09/2006 10:24:00 am

    enjoy life, walaupun sepahit2nya hidup pasti ada arti dari kepahitan tersebut.. hehe
    moga2 sih ^^

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  6. Sisca4/09/2006 04:04:00 pm

    Benar Shier, enjoy aja...coklatnya boleh di forward kalo berlebihan...

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  7. Anonymous4/10/2006 12:57:00 am

    hehe, setuju ama Adjie..

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  8. Ellya-The Dreamcatcher4/10/2006 02:45:00 am

    so sweet ;D

    btw, kalo blom sanggup gimanah kalo dipending dulu cerfetnya? ;)

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  9. Anonymous4/10/2006 04:14:00 am

    it's truly a blessing from me...really strengthen me...thanks for sharing it with us sis ^^

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  10. Anonymous4/10/2006 11:45:00 am

    Hmmmm, life cuman sekali sist,,,toofff banget postingan yg ini...perlu skali hidup ini dinikmatin, tentu saja dengan berbuat makin banyak kebaikan untuk menyenangkan hati Tuhan dan sesama, iya ngga :)

    Oh yea, itu ada foto foto HUT gw yg uda dipestain sabtu Maren, uda ada comment-nya lho ;)

    XXX Shierly
    http://www.freewebs.com/shierlynet/homepage.html

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  11. Theresia Maria4/10/2006 12:17:00 pm

    aku minta kotak tissue aja buat ngelap2 hidung Noni.

    nikmati Sher apa yang ada, kalo Lan ngajak romantic diner jangan pernah nolak. kualat entar, hihih...

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  12. Hide4/11/2006 12:03:00 am

    gold box gua hilang, cariin dong *blinking to nie*

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