the black & gold box

god gave me two boxes. he told me to put all my sorrow in the black box and all joy in the gold box.

day by day, i did what he said. the gold become heavier but the black was as light as before.

with curiousity, i open the black and that there is a hole in the base which my sorrows had fallen out.

i asked god "i wonder where my sorrow could be?"

he smiled, "my child, they're all here with me."

i mused, "why did you give me the black box with hole?"

"my child, the gold is for you to count your blessings and the black is for you to let go."

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kevin sent the message over sms. thanks for sharing, kev!

i am thankful for everything that the lord gave me. i feel blessed. thank you lord for letting me realise how fortunate i am. thank you for being there when i needed you. thank you for being there when i thought i did not need you. thank you for coming into my life. please strengthen my faith in you and let me grow to be a wiser and better person. thank you for everything.