Have you ever heard the little poem that goes something like this?

Two prisoners there were who looked through bars,
One saw mud, the other saw stars.

Two basic attitudes toward life. What do you see when you look at life? Do you see mud? Or do you see stars?

Of course, a lot of what we see is relative.

A man went to his rabbi and complained, "Life is unbearable. There are nine of us living in one room. What can I do?"

The rabbi answered, "Bring your goat to live in the room with you." The man was incredulous, but the rabbi insisted, "Do as I say and come back in a week."

A week later the man came back looking more distraught than before. "We cannot stand it," he told the rabbi, "The goat is filthy."

The rabbi then told him, "Go home and let the goat out. And come back in a week."…