Wow, you took me by surprise with that one
At first I thought it was going to be the one about the boy watching the sculpture chiselling away at a huge block of stone until he carved the figure of a woman
The lad's jaw dropped, and he said:
Wow, Mister! How did you know she was in there?
Or the other one - short and sweet - is
A lump of coal and a diamond are pieces of carbon that acted differently under pressure
That story is a great lesson for life
How many times do we hear people complaining they haven't got enough
Yet they refused to 'chip away' at their own constraints
Never made the effort to bring out the best in themselves
Would never tolerate the pain and difficulty of 'sharpening' their skills
Their image
Or there outlook on life
Yet they happily (and I've just written about this today) criticise and envy those who enjoy the rewards of improving themselves