There is an old man in the village that everybody always ask him for help whenever they encounter problem. He was named the No. 1 wiseman in the world.

In the village, there is one young man who is also very intelligent . So he is very unhappy that someone like the old man could be more popular than him.

One day he approached the old wise man with a bird in his hand. He asked the old man: "Is this bird dead or alive?"

The old man look at the bird and answered :"Whether the bird is death or alive depend on you. If I say it is alive, you will squeeze the bird to death. If I say it is dead, you will release it. So when things are in you hands, you decide your own fate.

What is the moral of the story?

A lot of times, the outcome of whether success or failure lie in our hand. It is your choice whether you want to succeed or not. Although you cannot control certain events that occur, you can nevetheless choose how you want to react. Exercise your power of positive thinking