Myat Nyein - High-level personality for everyone

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"What is an optimist, Dad?"

A farmer was asked by his son. Then the farmer father answered.

“Like many other words, I can’t explain the meaning of this word like I can in a dictionary. But I have an idea that will help you understand what it means. I don’t think you’ll remember Uncle Henry. But if there was ever an optimist in this world, it was Henry. Things always go smoothly with Henry. Especially the difficult ones. When you meet him, nothing is difficult or tiring. It’s always fun.

"For example, let's say you're digging the soil to plant corn. If I were to describe a job that was exhausting, I would say digging the soil in the hot sun. But as I was digging the soil in the field, Henry looked up at me. And what did I say?

“Yes, Jim, after digging this year’s ditches, there are only eighteen more ditches left. That’s a job done.” And the way he spoke was so enthusiastic, I felt like no one would be as happy as me when all that work was done. So I could do the remaining work with ease.

“But there is one more frustrating job. Compared to that, digging the ground is like going on a picnic. Do you know what that job is? It’s a job where you have to dig up stones. If you want to plant something, you can’t do the work of digging up stones. Otherwise, you can’t even plow. When you plow, the stones start to appear, and then you have to do the work of digging up stones again.

"Now, you'd think so. Henry wouldn't call quarrying a fun job. Henry sees things differently than any other man I've ever met, man."

“All the digging is done, and the grass isn’t long enough to mow. So today is the day. I’ve planned to go fishing. Dad told me to go and clear some rocks in the western field. I’m so miserable, I’m in tears, I don’t want to cry. Do you know what Henry said? Hey, Jin, come on. I know there’s a lot of gold nuggets there.”

“So what do you say? That guy is not easy. Did he set that piece of land up in his mind as a place to mine? And he convinced me to believe him. At that time, I was happy, what can I say? I started to imagine myself digging for gold in a gold mine in California all day long.”

"Well... one day the work will be done. What Henry the Wise said is that there is only one way to get rich with these gold bars. That way, instead of keeping them in the ground, you can throw them out."

"I don't like what he said. Anyway... We weren't working, we were just playing. Oh... The stones in that field were also very strong."

"So, as I said earlier, 'optimism' is not defined in a dictionary. But if Uncle Henry isn't an optimist, I don't know what kind of person you'd call an optimist."

“Chambo, how old are you?”

A good man asked a young man. Then the young man said,

"My age, yes, sir. If I count it by years and other factors, I am twenty-five years old. If I count it by the joys and pleasures I have experienced, I am a hundred years old," he replied.

* * *

The late American journalist, editor, and book publisher, Mr. Dana, was a man who loved his job.

He also said that he loved it. He came to his office every day until the day he fell ill. Once, a government official asked him:

"Really, Mr. Dana. I can't understand how you are enduring this terrible illness that you are suffering from."

"Hey... I feel a little nervous. Is that so? You're wrong, you're wrong. I feel nothing but joy," Mr. Dana replied.

Once, Mr. Dana asked an old man who was already weak.

"Do you read novels, play billiards, and walk a lot?"

"No, I won't do any of what you say."

The old man answered in a depressed tone. Then Mr. Dana said with the cheerfulness of a child...

"You're giving yourself permission to grow old. I'm doing everything I've been told. I have nothing but happy days from dawn to dusk."

This is the practice of the world-famous journalist Mr. Charles Adenauer.

* * *

I have also heard a young man who was unhappy and struggling with his life say this to his young friend.

"Look at the bright side of your life."

"Without a bright spot"

The practitioner replied sadly.

"Oh...yes. Then, let's lighten the dark part."

I see the strength in the words of the young people who encourage me.

“A few years ago, as I was walking among the graves in Auburn Hill Cemetery, I came across a simple, well-built grave. The inscription on the stone slab above it was short. But that short line of text touched me more than the elaborate inscriptions on the surrounding graves.”

"A very nice person."

"This is the caption. That is enough for the whole world. This short caption captures the music of a life. I know that music. I want nothing more in my life than that kind of music."

The above words were spoken by the world-famous American author and teacher Oliver Windelholm.

So..... The girl who is lying in the grave for eternity is surely a happy little soul. And that happy little soul will surely create a sunny summer day along the way to heaven.

The “Mr. Chung-pye” is not only very pretty, but also very beautiful. If you first meet her, you will surely think that she has a face that is like a leaf that has been cut into pieces, even though she does not speak. However, her friends never thought so. The students who loved her as a supervisor in the Sunday school never thought so either. In fact, when she was at home, the other family members thought that their house was unusually bright and cheerful.

In a group photo of a family, Mae Shwe Pye's face stands out among the other faces. Did I say earlier, "Her face is like a piece of paper?" Well... now in this photo, her face stands out more than the other faces.

Why is this happening?

Because he has a good immune system. Isn't he a happy boy?

Somewhere in the world, the sun is always shining.

Therefore, even when others do not trust him, the courageous person looks to the future. He will not let temporary setbacks or inconveniences diminish his efforts even for a single beat. He will continue to walk the path he has set out on.

Whatever his job, he will do it with integrity and honor. No matter how old and tattered his clothes are, he will wear them with dignity and respect. And he will do it to make himself happy.

I will share an experience of Bishop J.A. Miller.

“In the patient’s room where I was visiting, there was a rose bush in a pot. The pot was placed on the window sill. One day I noticed that the only rose flower on the plant was facing the light. I asked about it. So the sick woman told me. Her daughter had turned the rose bush several times to face the dark room. But the flower kept turning back until it faced the light. The flower did not look at the dark.”

"That little rose taught me a lesson."

The lesson is, "Never look into the darkness of despair. Turn your back on that darkness immediately."

"So we should train ourselves not to look at the darkness and the despair. No matter where we are, there is always a bright spot."