Thought for the day

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praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the

trees. One came to the 1st tree and said, "This looks like a strong tree, I

think I should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter," and he began cutting

it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him

into a treasure chest. At the 2nd tree, one of the other woodsman said,

"This looks like a strong tree. I should be able to sell it to the shipyard."

The 2nd tree was happy, because he knew he was on his way to becoming a

mighty ship. When the woodsmen came upon the 3rd tree, the tree was

frightened, because it knew that, if it cuts down, its dream would not come

true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree,

so I'll take this one," and he cut it down. When the 1st tree arrived at the

carpenter's, he was made into a feed box

for animals, placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he

had prayed for. The 2nd tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His

dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end. The 3rd

tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by,

and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one filtered day, a man and

woman came to the barn. She gave birth, and they placed the baby in the hay in

the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could

have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree

could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest

treasure of all time. Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat

made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they

were out on the water, a great

storm arose, and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men

safe. > The men woke the sleeping man, and he stood and said "Peace," and the

storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of

Kings in its boat. Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was

carried through the streets, and the crowd mocked the man who was carrying it.

Finally, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top

of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough

to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as possible, because

Jesus had been crucified on it. The moral of this story is that, when things

don't seem to be going your way, always know that God has a plan for you. If

you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees

got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always

know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways,

but His ways are always best Keep it moving...pass it on, so it could inspire

more people. Sometimes the heart sees what the eyes can't. Sometimes we get

what we need and not what we want.......... GOD BLESS U. . . . . "Gurur

Brahma Gurur VishnuGurur Devoh Maheshwar;Gurur Shakshat ParambramhaTashmai Shri

Gurur Veh Namah"May the Merciful Sri

Sai Baba always shower His grace on us and our families and remove our problems

and anxieties by giving us all - strength , goodluck, success and happiness

with peace of mind.Sai bhakt,Deepa Hdebu7366