A boy and a peasant

Read from a blog some inspiring stories:

Always remember those who serve
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
'How much is an ice cream sundae?' he asked.
'Fifty cents,' replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.
'Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?' he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.
'Thirty-five cents,' she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
'I'll have the plain ice cream,' he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.
You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

The obstacle in our path
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand!
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

Miracle

I heard a friend of mine is having trouble at work and in personal life. I read a story some time ago. I don't remember the details of the story, but I think my version will do well for delivering the message.

A devoted priest falls into a river and is being carried away. He thinks that he has spent 30 years serving God and the Church, and has spread the words of God among tens of thousands of people, God shall show him miracle to save his humble life.

Then he sees a boulder amid the running water 10 feet ahead. He thinks God has a way out arranged for him and so let water brings him pass the rock.

Then he saw a small piece of wood 5 feet away. He thinks that the wood is too small to keep him afloat, and he believes that God has a way out arranged to save his life ahead.

Then the river enters a forest where tree branches without leaves hang from their trunks into the water at the river banks. The devoted priest believes that God has a way out arranged for him and so let water drifts him away.

Water is picking up speed. The devoted priest gets washed down a 20-feet fall, breaks his neck and drown.

In Heaven, the devoted priest meets God. He is furious and questions God why not showing him miracle to save his life.

God replies, "I have given you 3 chances. The boulder, the piece of wood and the branches of the dead trees. If you hold on to any one of them, you would have been saved. Why didn't you see that?"

The moral: No one can help you if you don't help yourself.
___________________________

Morpheus says to Neo at the door of The Oracle, "... I can only show you the door. You have to walk through it."

From www.x-matrix.net/Scripts.shtml