A man was invited to the home of some friends for dinner. The food was superb except for the apple pie. Even so, he found something good to say about the pie.
Several weeks later, the man visited the friends again for dinner. This time, they had a cheery pie that was absolutely delicious. But the visitor didn't say one word about it. This bothered the hostess, so she finally blurted out," The last time you were here, I served you a pie that I was ashamed of, yet you were complimentary. Tonight I've served what I think is the best pie I've ever made, and you haven't said a word. Why?"
The man smiled and replied," The cheery pie tonight was fantastic, and the apple pie you served last time was not as good as this one. So you see, the apple pie needed more praise!"
Our relationships with people are like that - some need more encouragement than others. No matter how imperfect a person may seems or how poorly he performs, we should always try to find something to commend. All around us are discouraged people, perhaps even in our homes, who need "a good word" from us to cheer them up.
[I felt a little guilty after reading this. I could have been more encouragous alot of times (in school especially) but I failed to be. Nvm, I shall improve. Let's all look for ways to give those who needed some encouragement. (instead of all the gossip)]
Random..
A tiny grape that I admired for like 5 minutes before I ate it. You can see I even took a few photos of it. This is just one of the photos. WAHAA -.-
It was only a kindly word, And a word that was lightly spoken, Yet not in vain, for it stilled the pain Of a heart that was nearly broken
