Wisdom story: A travelers lesson about being mindful of your thoughts

Once upon a time, there was a brave traveler who was on a mission to traveled to every corner of the world. On his journey, he saw everything there was to see and experienced more than most people could imagine. As our brave traveler came to the last place on earth he had not visited yet he remembered how he began his journey and all the people who told him that he should give up as what he was trying to do something that was never done before. He remembered every heated debate of what is possible and what not. In all of his years traveling around the world, he formulated a mantra he kept repeating to himself and shared with others, “With a positive mindset you will always find a way. Just be mindful of your thoughts and everything will be ok.”

As he was walking and contemplating where he would like to settle after his journey would end, he noticed a beautiful big tree with a lot of shade where he could rest. So he went to the tree, lied down and took a nap. But when he woke up he was about to learn that this was no ordinary tree. This tree was special, it was a “wish-fulfilling” tree.

As our brave traveler opened his eyes the first thing he noticed he was very hungry wished he would have something to eat. All of a sudden, a tasty dish appeared before him. He looked at the dish a bit surprised but…