Count Your Blessings...

Over MEA, I've been reading a lot, and I've decided that I really Like this book. It's slow and detailed pace really annoyed me at first, but now I've gotten used to it and I've realizied I need to take my time and enjoy the story. Anyway... My " qoute of the day" was found on page 36 in Gilead, and I thought it was very interesting. In context, the protagonist's grandfather says these words just after he returned from the war, and lost is eye in the process. His family is lamenting and pitying him for his injury, but he only says, " I am confident that I will find great blessing in it." WOW! What an optomist! If I'd just had my eye shot out I would probably be in a deep state of depression, not finding blessing in my situation. His chracter shows such integrity and faith to trust so earnestly that a blessing will come his way. I really admire how he sees the glass half full and refuses to let his curcumstances get him down. I also saw a qoute of Winston Chruchill's on the white board in the chior room that said something to the affect of, " for myself I am an optomist. It doesn't seem to be of any use to do otherwise," or something like that. But those words are so true. What good does it do you to be pessimistic all the time. It only gets you a whiny tone and a bad attitude. One would do much better to try to better their situation rather that wallow in it. Well... those are my words of wisdome for the day!