Inspired Push - A Story With Life Lessons

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STORY: A man had one very beautiful daughter. When the daughter was ready for marriage, the father sent news around town that all the eligible young men should come to compete in a test which would determine who was fit to marry his daughter.

On that day, all was set, all the able-bodied young men came out. Some came with papers and pens and others came with cutlasses and swords.

The rich man took them to his swimming pool and addressed the men: “Any of you who can swim from one end of this swimming pool to the other would marry my daughter. In addition, I'll give him 15 million dollars, a car and a house so that they can start life well. I shall be waiting to meet my son-in-law at the other end. Good luck!"

As the young men, all very excited at the prospect of winning, started taking off their shirts, a helicopter flew over the pool and dropped Crocodiles into the pool. Immediately, all the men turned back and started wearing their shirts. Disappointed, some of them said, “That's crazy, let's see who would marry that girl, no one will".

All of a sudden, they heard a splash in the pool. Everybody watched in amazement as one gentleman waddled across, expertly avoiding the Crocodiles.

Finally, he made it to the other side. The rich man could not believe it. He asked the young man to name anything he wanted but the man was still panting uncontrollably.

Finally, he recovered and said, “SHOW ME THE PERSON WHO PUSHED ME INSIDE THIS POOL!"

Moral 1:
Sometimes, you won’t know what you are capable of doing until you are PUSHED!!.

Moral 2:
Those seeking to push you into the jaws of crocodiles (trouble) may in the process help you to reach your promised land!!!

Moral 3:
Sometimes, it takes us going through bad experiences to bring out the BEST in us.

Moral 4:
Trials are raw materials for Triumphant Testimonies. The push might take different dimensions: some people needed to be sacked from jobs before realizing their potentials and reaching their goals in life.

I PRAY YOU WILL GET A DIVINELY INSPIRED PUSH in your life. It's not over until you win.

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