For Peace of Mind...

For many people, peace of mind is the ultimate goal. Forget the wealth, the fame, and the power. Those are nice, but if there's no peace of mind, there's no satisfaction. And so, people work hard at their job, trying to make a living, while they look into themselves and try to determine what it is in life that will give them that peace of mind.

Two Boxes
I have in my hands two boxes,
Which God gave me to hold.
He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black,
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 aloud,
"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 give 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."

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