Gratitude
The other day when we were at church, one of the senior members in his sermon, gave an analogy about man's life. It was something about how God created different animals like a donkey, a dog, a monkey and gave each of them tasks. The donkey was told that he would work from sunrise to sunset carrying burdens on his back and would live 50 years. The donkey didn't want 50 years, and opted for 20 years instead. So, God granted him that wish. The dog was told that he would guard the house, and live on scraps. And, the dog took 15 years, instead of 30. The monkey would swing from branch to branch doing tricks and was awarded 20 years. But, the monkey wanted only 10 years. Finally, God created man and told him that he would be the only rational creature on the face of the earth and would live 20 years. But, the man wanted the years the animals had refused to be added to his life. So since then, man lives 20 years as a man. Then, spends 30 years like a donkey, working