One Sunday afternoon in a small town, two students decided to play a joke on their school teachers. 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, the 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 while they searched. The teachers, helpers, guards, everyone were all busy looking for the goat No. 3, which, of course, was never found.
Simply because it did not exist.
Moral: We are all like those folks in the school – We may have our own goats, but are obviously looking for the elusive, missing, non-existent goat No.3. So, instead of making the most of what we have and focusing on our strengths, we worry about the missing piece and curse our shortcomings. Do the best you can with what you have and be grateful for what you get., and you will be happy.