My son has a tiger doll he’s very fond of. One day he told me that Tiger is sad. I asked him if HE is happy. He told me he is happy but Tiger is sad. After a few days of back-and-forth he told me that all Tigers are sad. I took a look at the doll and saw that the mouth was stitched in such a way to look like a permafrown. I took a laundry marker and drew a big happy face on Tiger. Now Tiger is happy and my son is thrilled.
I told this story to someone. He commented that too bad most problems can’t be solved that easily. However, he’s wrong. Half of a problem is our attitude. If we focus on the good instead of the bad, and paint a smile on our faces, then life will seem better, even if nothing else changes. We can all be like Tiger.