The story is told of a man who raised chickens, and among them was a rooster that occasionally crowed and greatly annoyed the next-door neighbour. Early one morning, disturbed and angry, he called the owner of the flock and made this complaint, “That miserable bird of yours keeps me up all night!””I don’t understand,” was the reply. “He hardly ever crows; but if he does, it’s never more than two or three times in a whole day.” The man quickly retorted, “That isn’t my problem. It’s not how often he does it that irritates me. It’s not knowing when he might, that keeps me awake.”
Many of us, like this ‘next-door neighbour’. borrow trouble by constantly fretting about the things we fear might occur; and ultimately most of the time they never even come to pass. Much worry about nothing!
About the author: Fr. Jose Kaimlett
Rev. Dr. Jose Kaimlett has been a Catholic Priest from April 1966. He has a doctorate in Canon Law. He is a great visionary who has been contributing enormously to the Catholic Church and to the society at large both as a missionary and philanthropist. He is the founder of Heralds of Good News (HGN), Sisters of Good News (SGN) and Missionaries of Compassion (MoC). These three communities (together) have inspired hundreds of young men and women to dedicate their lives for serving the society at various levels.
He has established numerous educational, health and charitable institutions in India and abroad. He is currently engaged in developing a full-fledged Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, and a Centre for Higher Education in Tanzania.
