An Aussie couple lands at Heathrow.
They’re moving to London for a year and excited about their new adventure.
They jump in a cab and start chatting to the cabbie.
“What’s London like?” they ask.
And the cabbie responds “How did you find Melbourne?”
The couple say how their old life was great. How everyone in Melbourne was so easy-going. They had lots of friends, fun, adventure and opportunity.
They’re hoping the same is true of London. They’re optimistic it will be.
The cabbie smiles. “You’ll find London similar to Melbourne”.
The next day the same cabbie arrives at
Heathrow.
He picks up another Aussie couple who are also moving to London.
The couple ask “What’s London like?” and the cabbie replies “How did you find Melbourne?”
The couple say how Melbourne was okay. Not great.
People weren’t that friendly.
They didn’t have much fun. They didn’t
have much adventure. There weren’t a load of opportunities.
Overall, they had a pretty mediocre time.
They hope things will be better in London. But they’re not optimistic.
The cabbie says: “You’ll probably find London similar to Melbourne”.
Now, I
happen to think that London is pretty awesome.
(after all, where else can you ride a double-decker bus over the Thames while sipping a cup of tea?)
But that's not really the point.
To me, the story shows the difference between a life where you make things happen and a life where things happen to you.
Because here’s the
thing:
If you believe life is full of amazing opportunities, you’re more likely to find them.
And if you believe life is full of difficulties and dilemmas, you’ll probably find them too.
It all comes down to how you want to see the world.
My belief?
When you go looking for something, you’ll find
it.
But that’s just my belief.
What’s yours?
Time to wrap this
up.
Catch you tomorrow.
- Tom
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