The Pinoy Finance - PiNance

Totally agree with Mr. Chinkee Tan.

Never give up!

Never give up on life’s challenges. There will always be a way to make every day better.

Once upon a time, there was a king who told the wise men of the court:

“I’m making a beautiful ring. I have acquired one of the best possible diamonds. I want to keep hidden inside the ring some message that can help me in moments of total despair, and help my heirs, and the heirs of my heirs, forever. It has to be a small message so that it can fit under the diamond on the ring.”

All who listened were wise, great scholars; they could have written great treatises, but providing the king with a message of no more than two or three words that could help him in moments of total despair...

They thought, searched through their books, but couldn’t find anything.

The king had an elderly servant who had also been a servant of his father. The king’s mother died young and this servant took care of him, so he treated him as if he belonged to the family.

The king felt immense respect for the old man, so he also consulted him. And the servant said:

“I am not a wise man, nor a scholar, nor an academic, but I know the message. During my long life in the palace, I met all kinds of people, and once I met a mystic. He was your father’s guest and I was at his service.

“When he left, as a gesture of gratitude, he gave me this message.” The old man wrote it on a tiny piece of paper, folded it and gave it to the king. “But do not read it,” he said. “Keep it hidden in the ring. Open it only when everything else has failed, when you can’t find a way out of a situation.”

That moment didn’t take long to arrive. The country was invaded and the king lost the kingdom. He was fleeing on his horse to save his life and his enemies were chasing him. He was alone and his pursuers were numerous. He arrived at a place where the road ended where there was no exit: in front, there was a precipice and a deep valley; to fall would be the end for him. And he couldn’t go back because the enemy was blocking his way. He could hear the horses approaching. He couldn’t move forwards and there was no other way out...

Suddenly, he remembered the ring. He opened it, took out the paper and there he found a tremendously valuable little message. It simply said:

"This too shall pass"

As he read “This too shall pass”, he felt a great silence descend. The enemies that were pursuing him must have got lost in the forest, or they must have gone the wrong way. All the king knew was that little by little he stopped hearing the sound of the horses’ hooves.

The king felt profoundly grateful to the servant and the unknown mystic. Those words had proved miraculous. He folded the paper, put it back in the ring, gathered his armies and reconquered the kingdom.

And the day he entered the capital again, in victory, there was a great celebration with music and dancing... and he was very proud of himself. The old man was by his side in the coach, and he said:

“This moment is also appropriate: look at the message again.”

“What do you mean?” the king asked. “Now I’m victorious, the people celebrate my return. I’m not desperate, I’m not in a no-way-out situation.”

“Listen,” said the old man, “this message isn’t only for desperate situations; it’s also for pleasant situations. It’s not only for when you are defeated; it’s also for when you feel victorious. It’s not only for when you are the last; it’s also for when you are the first.”

The king opened the ring and read the message:

"This too shall pass"

And again, he felt the same peace, the same silence, in the midst of the crowd that celebrated and danced. However, the pride, the ego, had disappeared. The king could finally understand the full meaning of the message. He had become enlightened.

Then the old man said to him:

“Remember that everything passes. No thing or emotion is permanent. Like day and night, there are moments of joy and moments of sadness. Accept them as part of the duality of nature, because they are the very nature of things.”

Think of the time that you experienced a struggle or problem in your past that you have already overcome in your life. You've made it. You will make it again. Never lose hope. 😊

Always put God first, offer your hard work, your perseverance and your good deeds to the Lord. Give what is due to HIM and as He always promised; He will crown your efforts with success and provide all your needs.

Before anything else, set aside a portion of your income to give back to the Giver. You can call it tithes, donation or love offering. Before you use your 24hrs, spend time to talk to HIM. Before you use all of your talents to build your own empire; help to build His Kingdom.

Remember, no one has too little that he cannot give.

We salue all fathers for their love and sacrifices for the family!