Mindset story: When people tell you how lucky you are…

There was once a preacher who liked to take long drives along the countryside to see how people took care of their land. One day he took a new route which he never took before. And after some time he came upon a beautiful farm which looked like it was painted by the most talented artist on the “canvas of land”. The main house and other buildings were well constructed and perfectly painted. A garden around the house was filled with beautiful flowers and other plants. There were farm animals behind fences and some even running free, but everything was in order and looked well organized. So the preacher decided to drive up to the farm and get to know the people who lived there. He was surprised as he was driving up the driveway about the fine rows of trees lined on each side of the driveway. As he came up to the farmhouse he noticed the farmer, on a tractor, hard at work. The farmer noticed the preacher, stopped with his work, and approached him with a smile and a cheerful “Hello”. The preacher couldn’t help himself admiring everything he saw at the farm and instead of saying “HI” back he started the conversation by saying “Do you know how lucky you are to have a place such as this! You have truly been blessed.”

There was a pause as the farmer took off his hat and shifted his look across his farm. The preacher followed the farmer’s look and stood…