Have you ever had a bad day? Like a really bad day, maybe you were late to work. You didn’t get a good night of sleep because the baby was crying all night. You had an argument with your wife before you ran out the door stuffing your face with a granola bar. Then you got stuck behind a slowpoke going 15 under the speed limit with no opportunity to pass. On and on it goes. It’s just one of those days.
A bad day.
At the end of the very bad day. You become moody and sullen and think the world is against you. You start to despair, when the phone rings.
It is your friend. He just lost his wife. It was cancer. He has kids, a family to take care of. With no wife at his side and no mother for their children. He is devastated.
Suddenly your problems don’t seem like problems anymore. It is like someone slaps you across the face and says, “Hey, snap out of it! You’ve got so much to be thankful for! Choose to focus on that!” and you do.
You realize that your problems are minuscule compared to your friend. This is perspective.
Perspective is so powerful, it literally has the power to change your life.
This video is an inspiring story of perspective. A (now) 108 year old holocaust survivor talking about the beauty of life. Enjoy.
Question: Has perspective ever slapped you across the face?