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Thursday, 6 March 2014

An Inspiring Story

This is for the Write Tribe Festival Of Words- Day 5- Inspiring Story

From my memory, I am sharing this Inspiring Story that I had read earlier:

In a small town, there was a meeting at the local Church. The grave issue was that there had been no rain in that part of the country. It was decided that every resident would assemble at the Church that Sunday and all would pray to the Lord for rain.

The young and old, everyone made it to the Church to pray for rain.

The Priest found that only one little girl had got an Umbrella to the venue.

When he asked her why she had got the Umbrella there, she convincingly replied, "When we pray for rain, it will rain & I don't like getting wet!"

Yes, it rained cats and dogs after everyone had prayed....



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There is power in life. We just need to recognize the worth & hold on to our Umbrella!

I always remind myself this story whenever I want a certain outcome or if things are not going my way.

I feel we all have an Umbrella that can  shield us from all that we do not wish... All we need is to carry our Umbrella intact & safe and sound and use it wisely!


Here's my small poem :

Let us employ this Umbrella to say bye to negativity!
A positive outlook & faith works in any and every city!

Give faith a chance, true belief & confidence will do.
Success is sure in the Universe with Faith as glue!

Let us always light the candle of faith- that's sensible!
To be inspired is great; to inspire is incredible!


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59 comments:

  1. That was a nice inspiring piece and the verse at the end was very apt.Umbrella in your story represented unwavering faith.
    Talking about umbrella on a lighter vein, I was reminded of this.No man’s life is free from problems.”Into each life some rain must fall—but why open your umbrella while the sun is shining?”

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    1. Thanks Sir for sharing your insights:)
      True that life comes with problems. We all have the power- Umbrella is our strength.
      We can employ it in all seasons whether to shield us from the rain or sun- no getting wet or getting tanned!

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  2. A really inspiring story! Well done :-)

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    1. Welcome to my space :) Thanks for stopping by & sharing :)
      Glad you liked it.

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  3. Good pieces provide comfort on chance meeting after a while.. this small story I knew but had lost it in the hum-drum of life... Thanks for reminding me about the Power Of Faith and your poem is really nice and inspiring . Wishes, Kokila

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    1. Thank you so much! That's what life does to us...makes us meet new people who give us messages & remind us! :)

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  4. Wow...love the way u end it with the poem...

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    1. Thank you for stopping by, Ananya! Delighted you liked it!

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  5. I adore that image of the little girl with the umbrella. Now there's a picture of true faith and inspiration :) Nicely done, Anita!

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    1. Thanks Shailaja :) Yes, that's powerful imagery & real faith & inspiration too...

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  6. Very inspiring indeed. Thank you Anita for sharing this wonderful piece! :)

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    1. Thanks Soumya for reading & sharing your view :)

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  7. A lovely story! It is true that faith can move mountains! :)

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  8. Inspiring post Anita. Just like an umbrella to protect us from rain, we need an umbrella for protecting us from negative thoughts as well/.

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    1. Thanks Uma.
      Yes, the Umbrella signifies hope & faith too, shielding us from unnecessary situations...

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  9. Lovely. The Bible says, your faith shall be your strength and saviour. Good story, and a wonderfully inspiring prayer ! :)

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    1. Thanks Sreeja for sharing your thoughts! Glad you liked my story...

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  10. Seek inspiration in yourself when the world pulls you down.
    And like you said, we need to hold up an umbrella to save us from negative thoughts.

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    1. Yes indeed, Red!
      Keep the faith & win & forge ahead!

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  11. Such a brilliant thought Anita :-) and one that brings faith in my heart as well..

    Richa

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    1. Thanks Richa, for reading & for sharing! :)

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  12. The little girl's umbrella embodies faith. While the others decided to pray this girl had her umbrella ready. An umbrella is for rains and sunshine , a protection from all the problems. and your little poem is very encouraging , Anita.

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    1. Thank you so much Kalpanaji. Happy everyone likes my Post :)

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  13. Yes, I have heard this story too.. Lovely and so well depicted !!

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    1. Some stories are so haunting, Jyotsna :) Thanks :)

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  14. A beautiful story which inspires and stirs our soul. It is all a matter of faith which arises a a feeling of protection and encouragement in us..

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    1. Very true, Ushaji... May we all have lots of faith!

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  15. Very inspiring indeed.gr8 poem perfect with the apt

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  16. Yes, we should all say bye to negativity!

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  17. Let's shield the soul from negativity
    Pulling the umbrella of thoughts..
    Brilliant Anita. It's inspiring thoughts in a world laden with negativity:)

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    1. Yes Vishal. Umbrella to the rescue :)
      Thanks for the appreciation :)

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  18. That's inspiring indeed...it is hard sometimes to rid ourselves of teh negativity...but it is doable...

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    1. Yes, very much! Let us go for it!
      I love the 'can do' spirit :)

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  19. Wow, a really nice and inspiring blog post Anita. Good Work...

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    1. Welcome to my Blog! Thanks Punam for reading & sharing :)

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  20. What a wonderful story! and loved the way you wrote the poem based on it... that requires a lot of creativity :)

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    1. Thanks for the appreciation Seeta :) Delighted that you liked it!

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  21. Amazing story. Loved your poem :)

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  22. Only the little girl had faith in the prayer.

    Inspiring! The post truley lievs up to its title!

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    1. Yes, Saket! And Faith & Prayers do work! :)

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  23. Truly inspiring one! Love the poem!

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  24. Truly inspiring Anita.
    Loved the story. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by! Delighted you liked it! :)

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  25. Of Hope, of belief and of faith! My takeaway from this Anita...

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  26. Only the carries umbrella. Only she had faith on her prayers. That's truly inspiring. :)

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  27. Brilliantly inspiring. Great job :) Belief, faith and hope can truly help overcome anything and of course, inspire too.

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    1. Yes, so true. May we all be blessed with this...

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  28. That is a beautiful story reading it for the first time. Good lesson in this.

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    1. Glad you liked it, Indrani! Happy that I shared :)

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  29. Such an inspiring piece scribbled in few words, using umbrella wisely is the key as you said. Loved the poem by the end as well. Stay blessed dear Annie :)

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    1. Thanks dear Ankita 😀
      Glad you liked it. Stay blessed!

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