One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water.

She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up onto it. Soon, the leaf drifted to dry ground, and the ant jumped out. She was safe at last.

Just at that time, a hunter nearby was about to throw his net over the dove, hoping to trap it.

Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. The dove was quick to fly away to safety.

  It all started one lazy Sunday afternoon in a small town near Toronto in Canada.

Two school-going friends had a crazy idea.

They rounded up three goats from the neighborhood and painted the numbers 1, 2 and 4 on their sides.

That night they let the goats loose inside their school building. 

The next morning, when the authorities entered the school, they could smell something was wrong.

They soon saw goat droppings on the stairs and near the entrance and realized that some goats had entered the building.

A search was immediately launched and very soon, three goats were found.

But the authorities were worried, where was Goat No. 3?

They spent the rest of the day looking for Goat No.3.

The school declared classes off for the students for the rest of the day.

The teachers, helpers, guards, canteen staffs, everyone were all busy looking for the Goat No. 3, which of course, was never found.

Simply because it did not exist

Those among us who inspite of having a good life are always feeling a "lack of fulfilment" are actually looking for the elusive, missing, non-existent Goat No.3.

Whatever the area of complaint or dissatisfaction, relationship, job-satisfaction, finance, achievements, etc...... 

An absence of "something" is always larger than the presence of many other things

Let's STOP worrying about Goat No.3 and REMAIN THANKFUL TO OUR GOD FOR WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY, LOOKING ONTO JESUS THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH as we await the manifestation of the BETTER promised sure blessings.

Don't let the non-existent, imaginary "GOAT NUMBER THREE" waste and rob you of your time and happiness.

 

What is that your Goat number 3?

Think about it…