1. "Good of bad, hard to say"

2. The First Story

3. Little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, “Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river.”

4. The little girl said, “No, Dad. You hold my hand.” “What’s the difference?” Asked the puzzled father.

5. “There's a big difference,” replied the little girl. “If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go.”

6. In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person who loves you rather than expecting them to hold yours...

7. The Second Story

8. A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student on stress management He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, "how heavy do you think this glass of water is?" The students' answer ranged from 20g to 500 gm

9. "It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it" If I hold it for a minutes, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. "It is the exact same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."

10. "If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier." What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again We have to put down the burden Periodically, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on

11. So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down Don't carry it back home you can pick it up tomorrow Whatever burdens you are having now on shoulders, let it down for moment if you can Pick it up again later when you have rested Rest and Relax Life is short, enjoy it

12. The Third Story

13. Once upon a time there was a king. The king liked one of his followers very much Because he was very wise and always gave very useful advice. Therefore the king took him along wherever he went.

14. One day, the king was bitten by a dog, the finger was injured and the wound was getting worse. He asked the follower if that was a bad sign. The follower said, "Good or bad, hard to say".

15. In the end, finger of the king was too bad that had to be cut. The king asked the follower again if that was a bad sign. Again, the follower gave the same answer, "Good of bad, hard to say". The king became very angry and sent the follower to prison.

16. One day, the king went hunting in the jungle. He got excited when he was on the chase of a deer. Deeper and Deeper he went inside the jungle. In the end he found himself lost in the jungle.

17. To make things worse, he got captured by the native people lived inside the jungle. They wanted to sacrifice him to their god. But when they noticed that the king had one finger short, they released him immediately as he was not a perfect man anymore and not suitable for sacrifice. The king managed to get back to his palace after all.

18. And he finally understood the follower's wise quote, "Good or bad, hard to say". If he hadn't lost one finger, he could have been killed by the native people. He ordered to release the follower, and apologized to him. But to the king's amaze, The follower was not mad at him at all. Instead, the follower said, It wasn't a bad thing that you locked me up. Why?

19. Because if the king hadn't locked the follower up. he would have brought the follower along to the jungle. If the native found that the king was not suitable, they would have used the follower. Again, the quote "Good or bad, hard to say" stands. Sometimes good things turned out to be bad things eventually, While bad things become again.

20. Whatever good things that happen enjoy it, But don't have to hold too tight to it, treat it as a surprise in life. Whatever bad things that happen don't have to feel too sad Or despair, in the end it might not be a total bad thing after all. If one can understand this, we will fine life much easier.

21. Thank You Very Much Sompong Yusoontorn