ne of Those Days

ome time ago Baron Von Lodge was the head of a small country near Switzerland known as Lilliland.

When the Baron and his chief advisor, Professor Hamblin, would speak with Lady Angela of Alpine Castle, many subjects came up, both about Lilliland and life in general.

As they were having afternoon tea on the patio at Lilliland Castle, the subject of relationships arose including the relationships of lovers, family, and friends.

“It seems,” the Professor said, “that some days, no matter how carefully something is planned, everything goes in the wrong direction. I just call it ‘one of those days.’

“You wake up in the morning and discover that your socks don’t match. That is about as trivial a problem as there can be. Or, a person is late for a luncheon date, or the car broke down, always at the wrong time. Things just seem to happen no matter how carefully they are planned.”

Lady Angela said, “Take today, for example. We are having a sunny afternoon tea on the patio. If it starts to rain, we simply move the tea inside to the breakfast room among the plants and flowers. Nothing is really inconvenienced.”

“Yes.” the Baron added, “You are wearing a new suit for the first time, fresh from the tailor, and a pin the tailor forgot to remove sticks you in the arm.”

“Life is full of disappointments, but the best thing to do is realize that things just happen. Try to make the best of the situation as it unfolds.

“Some people never learn that lesson and as soon as the smallest problem comes up, they fall apart and give up.

It would be just like the person who discovers that his socks don’t match, so he gets undressed and goes back to bed for the rest of the day.

“When these things happen, and they happen to all of us, we must try to keep the problem in perspective and not make it larger than it really is.

“Keeping a positive outlook means success a lot of the time.

“After all,” the Professor concluded, “a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. Plan as if the worst may happen, but always expect the best to happen.”