BUY A TICKET

Saturday, April 19, 2008

In her book Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert tells this story:
There’s a wonderful old Italian joke about a poor man
who goes to church every day and prays before a statue
of a great saint, begging, “Dear saint—please, please, please…
give me the grace to win the lottery.” This lament goes on
for months. Finally the exasperated statue comes to life
looks down at the begging man and says in weary disgust,
“My son—please, please, please…buy a ticket.”

I’m not suggesting you buy lottery tickets. I don’t! But I am suggesting that you stop just praying for what you want and start doing something to help your dreams come true. Do something! You can’t win the lottery if you never buy a ticket!