Once
there was an elf named Frez that would get so nervous during Christmas time that
he would eat two lunches at the elf cafeteria. He tried to be just too perfect
in toymaking and never thought they were good enough for the children. The dolls'
eyes never sparkled enough, thought Frez, and the wagons were not as shinny as
last year. Nothing seemed to be going right and the time for delivery of the presents
was getting closer.
It was beyond anybody’s understanding why Frez was
getting so particular and asking for an elf suit larger than his size. Then, one
day Santa found out what the problem was and decided to solve it. It seemed that
Frez was not a young elf, but elves never looked their age by the virtue of being
ever cheerful and happy. Frez needed to feel he was special, so Santa assigned
him his own project called "special toys." These were the toys that were broken
and needed to be repaired with love. Frez was so glad to be in charge of such
a project that he had only one lunch that day because he had to hurry back to
his tasks.
There is a lesson to be learnt from what Santa did for the
elf. Sometimes we have off days when we just don’t feel positive. Someone's smile
or invitation to join some friends can make our whole day worthwhile.
Frez
is now content with assembling the broken toys and transform them into something
new, and he has stopped being a voracious eater that he once used to be because
he is happy. He even wears his old suit now, and his new suit is taken in for
his smaller waist.
Its wise for us to try and do something worthwhile
everyday so that a "Frez Attack" will never get us. We all have special talents
and potentials and we can definitely help someone out if he is feeling a bit low.
It takes only a few seconds to be able to know why someone is not feeling happy.
Take out that time from your usual day and listen. Most importantly, we are here
to help each other and all of us have that hidden talent to do it. Start to make
use of that talent today.
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