HERCULANEUM

The following story comes from "Dawn" - and I dunno where girlfriend heard it from, but it comes to us by way of her. Thank you, Dawn! It couldn't be truer. Ever hear the story of the person looking for a place to live who stops at a gas station with two older gentleman sitting outside? The man asks the two older gentleman if the town up ahead is a good place to live. The one gentleman answers with a question, "Well, I'll tell you, but first tell me about the place you're coming from."

The man says, "Well, it was pretty awful, people weren't friendly, there aren't any jobs and the town just looks awful."

The gentleman then says, "Well, the town ahead is pretty much the same, you may want to look somewhere else for a place to live."

The man thanks him and leaves.

About an hour later another man pulls up and asks the same question in which the older gentleman answers with the same question. The man replies and says that he's "really sad to leave his old town. That the people were so kind and that the town was such a lovely place to raise a family but that his job closed its doors and he had to leave."

The older gentleman responded with, "Then you will love the town up ahead, it's just like your old town". The man thanked him and was on his way.

The second gentleman looked at the older gentleman and said, "Why did you tell the first man that it was a bad town, but the second one that it was a good town?"

The older, wiser gentleman said, "It's not where you live but your attitude about where you live. If you always see the negative then everything in your life will reflect that and nothing will ever be enough. But, if you always look for the good, then you will bring that joy and love of life with you and you will always find a home filled with peace and love."

I hope you find happiness where you are. Dont forget to look for the silver lining or your life will always be dull :)

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