A Man Who Had No Eyes

A strong person can overcome his misfortune, a weak person will try to gain people's pity.  Mr.Parsons a sucessful insurance broker was approach by a blind beggar selling cigarette lighters.  The blind man was telling his misfortunate story of his tragedy to gain pity from Mr.Parsons.  He noticed that this mans story was similar to his on how he lost his sight.  Mr.Parsons explained that he is blind too because the beggar pulled him back when escaping the C shop explosion.  A person can do two things with a handicap, they can overcome the misfortune or they can feel sorry for themselves and gain pity from others.The moral of this story is to overcome your handicap and move on and try to get the most you can.