Midweek Encouragement - "Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?”

"Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?”

  ^{I “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”}

^{Philippians 4:8, NIV}

         ^{Which are you? An optimist or a pessimist? The pessimist will see a glass filled to the half-way point with water as being half empty. The optimist sees the same glass with water being half full. The optimistically creative person will see it as a vase for a rosebud. The optimistic pragmatist will see that water glass as a way to quench one’s thirst. The optimistic Lutheran pastor will see that glass as water to bless for baptism.}

         ^{Personally, I prefer to be an optimist. Perhaps the following will tell you why.}

         ^{Two frogs fell into a deep bowl of cream.}

         ^{One was an optimistic soul;}

         ^{But the other took the gloomy view,}

         ^{“I shall drown,” he cried, “and so will you.”}

         ^{So with a last despairing cry,}

         ^{He closed his eyes and said, “Good-bye.”}

         ^{But the other frog, with a merry grin}

         ^{Said, “I can’t get out, but I won’t give in!}

         ^{I’ll swim around till my strength is spent.}

         ^{For having tried, I’ll die content.”}

         ^{Bravely he swam until it would seem}

         ^{His struggles began to churn the cream.}

         ^{On the top of the butter at last he stopped}

         ^{And out of the bowl he happily hopped.}

         ^{What is the moral? It’s easily found.}

         ^{If you can’t get out, keep swimming around!}

         ^{Keep swimming, my friend, and, with God’s help, you’ll end up on top!,}

^{Pastor Dale}

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