As a reward for an act of kindness, the mythological King Midas was granted by the Greek god Dionysus
ONE WISH...
Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold.
So, he began touching...
A flower...GOLD! He was rich...
A stone...GOLD! He was richer...
Anything and everything turned to GOLD!
He was the richest person on Earth!
Or was he?
The food that touched his lips turned to gold...
and left him hungry.
The daughter he reached to hold turned to gold...
and left him heartbroken.
Realizing the mistake he had made, Midas begged to be free of his wish. After bathing in the River Pactolus, the cursed was lifted. He then bathed his daughter in the river...and she was restored.
He had his daughter back.
He was no longer hungry.
He was no longer heartbroken.
He was no longer alone.
He was free!
Free to TOUCH...
Free to FEEL.
Now he was truly... RICH.
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The Road to Riches
Win the lottery
Receive an inheritance
Pass go and collect $200
or
Earn a little more than you spend...
(And keep doing it).
If you had one wish...
(It's fun to think about, isn't it?)
Here's mine for you...
That you would realize in many ways
you are already RICH!
Do you have two good eyes...
To see the gold in a sunrise,
The smile of a child catching his first fish,
The colors of a rainbow?
Do you have two strong arms...
To applaud a home run or a graduation,
To hug a parent or rock a baby,
To pull someone out of a burning building?
Do you have two strong legs...
To walk and run and dance,
To swim in the ocean,
To make angels in the snow?
Some people don't.
What els is on your list of riches?
I'll bet it's a long list.
Take a moment and...
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.
Then...
Think about the people in YOUR WORLD.
There have been moments when you invested yourself in someone else's life.
Call them your MAGIC MOMENTS...
Magic moments are life's little appointments when even the smallest act of kindness can make someone feel like...
A million bucks!
Simple gestures...like pennies
That over someone's lifetime add up
To something that satisifies their deepest hunger...
That lets them know they are valuable
To someone...
To anyone...
To you.
So, do you want to feel rich?
Really rich?
Give yourself to those around you.
They need you.
And you will get back in return what money can't buy...
A legacy that will live on in the lives of those you
touch...those you love.
And I believe someone will think of you and say...
"I am a treasure chest
Have been all my life
Will be until I'm gone.
At one time in my life you gave me something priceless...
Yourself...your time.
You gave me...
Pearls of wisdom
When I needed guidance
Precious moments of affection
That still warm me to this day
And, oh those memories...
GOLDEN.
It may have seemed insignificant to you, but to me it was worth more than you know.
You may not have known you were doing it
But I did
AND I STILL REMEMBER.
Do you think you've not made much of a difference in this world?
You have in mine.
I am a treasure chest,
One day...
A TREASURE."
So remember...
You Can watch a life turn to gold.
You don't have to be rich as King Midas to be remembered.
Whenever you use...
YOUR TIME
to volunteer
YOUR TALENTS
to lend a helping hand
YOUR MONEY
to help someone in need
You create those MAGIC MOMENTS
that someone will never forget.
And you just might be starting a chain reaction that will still be affecting the lives of people one hundred years
from now...
That's a wonderful gift to the world.
So, can you turn something to gold?
YES!
What?
The dreams and lives of those around you.
How?
By giving...
One person at a time
One reach at a time
With the touch of...
LOVE.
