My Gifts

That day, Ronald was celebrating his 5 years old birthday. His dad brought in a box and gave it to him. His dad said to him, ‘My son, this is the gift for you. Remember, this gift can give you happines.'

Ronald was very happy that his dad has given him a birthday gift. He hold the box in his hand tight and kept shouting out, ‘Happiness is inside this gift!’, repeated and repeated while he hopped around.

Suddenly, his mother shouted out to him, ‘Dinner’s time !’

'Alright, let me keep my gift first !’ Robert put his gift inside a drawer.

For years, Robert has forgotten about the gift that his dad has given him. In fact, every year, whenever Robert did his spring cleaning, he would have seen it but he was like being hypnotised in a trance state. He saw it yet could not see it. Every year, he just pushed his gift aside.

Finally one year, he saw it again and decided to open the box. It was interesting that inside the box, there were 4 sealed envelopes. However, Robert thought it was nothing and conveniently threw it into the dustbin.

Robert never see his gift anymore; neither did he find it or remember about this gift.

In life, everyone have brought along this gift when we come to this world. This gift gives us happiness. With this gift, we will find life more meaningful. And it is always inside us. We just need to discover it, find it and love it.

However, there are people who choose to put it inside their drawers when they find it. Robert saw it but never open it and use it. Some are often distracted though is already in our hands. Remember Robert's mother shouted at him for dinner and he got distracted and the gift ended up in thre drawer? There are some who throw it away. Trash it ! Destroy it in our own hands.

What is inside those envelopes ?

The first envelopes says, ENJOY YOUR PRESENT. Yes, just be thankful with what you have now and enjoy every moments you breathe. Everything, everyone, every happenings; are our presents.

The second envelope writes, LEARN FROM OUR PAST. You may be enjoying your life every moment but you still do not find real happiness. You begin to ask yourself WHY ! Well, that is the time you have to start recalling and learn from your past. What have you done and can you do better? Why am I not as happy as my neighbours next door?

Well, you may be enjoying your life. You have learnt from your past. And yet, you are still not feeling happy. What must you do now? The third envelope says, PLAN YOUR FUTURE. Oh yes, many people do that. Many people do their planning.

You still may not find happiness. You still do not know what to do. So the forth envelope says, HAVE A MISSION IN LIFE AND DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO. Yes, think what you want to achieve in life. And you start to work for it. When you have achieved your mission in life, you will feel happy. You will feel satisfaction. You will feel life is meaningful !

If Ronald have done what he was supposed to do, open up his birthday present, do not throw it into his drawer, he would have found happiness earlier than most people.  So remember to do whatever you are supposed to do now, immediately !

We all walk on this earth for only once. Let us find the gifts that have been planned for us and find happiness and make a watermark in our lives. Do remember, every gifts are inside us. We just need to find it, discover it, open it and use it !