Silver Lining

There was once a person who had acquired quite a bit of wealth, and he believed in his heart that all this success was due to his own imagination, his ambition, his strength, his knowledge, and his beliefs.

His mentor, who knew better than this, once visited him, and he asked, “What makes you think you earned all these blessings and all of this money?”

The man, in the most arrogant way, answered, “Well, I’m very smart, and because of my work I deserve all the wealth that I’ve acquired.”

The mentor looked at him and said, “Please follow me.”

So, the man did. They went closer to a window that looked outside on the street, and the mentor asked the man, “What do you see?”