The King’s painting:
Once upon a time, there was a king who only had one leg and one eye, but he was very #intelligent and #kind. Everyone in his kingdom lived a #happy and a #healthy life. One day the king was walking through the palace hallway and saw the portraits of his ancestors. He #thought that one day his children will walk in the same hallway and remember all the ancestors through these portraits.
But the king did not have his portrait painted. Due to his physical disabilities, he wasn’t sure how his painting would turn out. So, he invited many famous painters from his and other kingdoms to the court. The king then announced that he wants a #beautiful portrait made of himself to be placed in the palace.
All of the painters began to think that the king only has one leg and one eye. How can his picture be made very beautiful? It is not possible and if the picture does not turn out to look beautiful then the king will get angry and punish them. So, one by one, all started to make excuses and politely declined to make the painting.
One painter agreed and said that he will make a very beautiful portrait of the king. The king gave him the permission and the painter started drawing the portrait.
Then he presented the portrait and everyone in the court, including the king, were left stunned.
The painter made a portrait in which the king was sitting on the horse, on the one-leg side, holding his bow and #aiming the arrow with his one eye closed. The king was very #pleased to see that the painter has made a beautiful portrait by #cleverly hiding his disabilities and rewarded the painter.
- A #positive #mindset will result in positive #outcomes.
- Every #situation has a #solution,we just need to explore it.
- #Focus to #sharpen the #strengths and not the weaknesses. Each one of us have#unique strengths.
