Weakness = More powerful Strength in life…

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had
lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began lessons with an
old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't
understand why, after three months of training the master had taught
him only one move. "Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be
learning more moves?"
"This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll
ever need to know," the sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but
believing in his teacher, the boy kept training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first
tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two
matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some
time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used
his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy
was now in the finals. For a while, the boy appeared to be
overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt,

The referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when
the sensei intervened." No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue."
Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake:
he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him.
The boy had won the match and the tournament. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and
every match.Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really
on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one
move?"

"You won for two reasons," the sensei answered.
"First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in
all of judo. And second,the only known defense for that move is for
your opponent to grab your left arm."

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.

moral of the story-
Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame others,
for the circumstances and our self for it, but we never know that our
weakness can become our strength one day. Each of us is special and
important in this world, so never think you have any weakness, never
think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and
extract the best out of it!

THE BUILDER

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his

employer-contractor of his plans to leave the
house-building business and live a more leisurely life
with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would
miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could
get by.

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and
asked if he could build just one more house as a
personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it
was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He
resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior
materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his
career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the builder
came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the
front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house,"
he said, "my gift to you."



What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he
was building his own house, he would have done it all
so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had
built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted
way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up
less than the best. At important points we do not give
the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at
the situation we have created and find that we are now
living in the house we have built. If we had realized,
we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your
house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or
erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you
will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day
more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and
with dignity. The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a
do-it-yourself project."

Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the
result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your
life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and
the choices you make today