The Newspaper Stand

Wouldn’t it be nice to live life free and not allow others to have power over you? A story I heard is a great illustration of just how to do that.

A couple friends were walking together when one of them stopped at a newspaper stand and asked for the daily paper. The attendant was extremely rude to the man, shoving him the paper and sneering at him as he gave him change. The man tipped his hat to the attendant and told him, “Have a great day!” His friend was appalled and said, “Wow, that guy really treated you poorly!” The man, now with his paper, said, “Yes, he does that every day.” His friend said, “You ought to get a paper from somewhere else.” The man smiled and said, “This is the closest newspaper stand to my house. Why should I let the attendant’s poor outlook on life cause me to walk one foot more to get a paper.”

Wouldn’t you like to have that kind of attitude? Can you think of a time in your life when you’ve burdened yourself just so you didn’t have to deal with someone with a poor outlook on life? Why not start living today free!