The little girl lived in a small, very simple, poor house on a hill and as she grew she would play in the small garden and as she grew she was able to see over the garden fence and across the valley to a wonderful house high on the hill – and this house had golden windows, so golden and shining that the little girl would dream of how magic it would be to grow up and live in a house with golden windows instead of an ordinary house like hers.
And although she loved her parents and her family, she yearned to live in such a golden house and dreamed all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there.
When she got to an age where she gained enough skill and sensibility to go outside her garden fence, she asked her mother is she could go for a bike ride outside the gate and down the lane. After pleading with her, her mother finally allowed her to go, insisting that she kept close to the house and didn’t wander too far. The day was beautiful and the little girl knew exactly where she was heading! Down the lane and across the valley, she rode her bike until she got to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill.
As she dismounted her bike and lent it against the gate post, she focused on the path that lead to the house and then on the house itself…and was so disappointed as she realized all the windows were plain and rather dirty, reflecting nothing other than the sad neglect of the house that stood derelict.
So sad she didn’t go any further and turned, heart broken as she remounted her bike … As she glanced up she saw a sight to amaze her…there across the way on her side of the valley was a little house and its windows glistened golden …as the sun shone on her little home.
She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the love and care she found there was what made her home the ‘golden house’. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her nose!
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Thanks so much. It’s really nice and I would like to translate to our language.
This story is good.
Awesomeeeee story
Great story! Inspiring and awakening.
Very inspiring story.
Its a lovely sweet story on how we should see the brighter side of things we possess
Very nice story… motivating and inspiring… its right that all the things with us.. but we need to recognize it … and most of us are failing to do that.
From this story, I feel our happiness and success are not from others it is within us. Thank you for giving cute golden story.
We must be satisfied with whatever we have.
It’s a short and sweet inspiring story…we dream with our closed eyes and we miss things around with our open eyes..how strange but true…
Nice story showing what we have but missing it.
Love this story….will share it wid all my friends.
Excellent story…..mind blowing..!!
Simple but with a great theme….very often we don’t realize what we have until too late.
Very good Story, One should always keep this in mind, and remember this story,
As everone tend to achieve the things which are not with them, neglecting the things which are already with them, Belive me this attitude, will end up with a lot of unsatisfacton in ur day 2 days life,and which will directly impact on ur health.
One should be happy for what they are and what they have, and Ofcourse strive to become better than what they are comparing to themselves but not with others.
Be happy and keep ur beloved always happy.
This is a very good moral story. Thank you for such a good lesson.
that was a motivating story..
and it made me realize that i should be proud of what i have and at the same time, i should be thankful of it.
nice
well story was awsuuum it teaches us we should satisfied with what we are and dreaming is not always good. if we have little then no problem. nothing is better then something. what u have how much it is it is yours
very inspiring and motivating
awesome story… heart touching story…
really nice story , ………. really good meaning.
good story, whatever we dream of is near by us just the fact ki usse pehchan ne me der kar dete hain…thank you all(nihal)
I loved your story.
Good story and good moral
Very good story. We sometimes need inspirational stories like this to remind us to be grateful and appreciative of the things and people in our lives.
It’s a wonderful story. We should know what we have instead of knowing what others have.
nice story………..very nice…….
indeed a beautiful story…loved it..!
LOOK WITHIN TO FIND THE GOLDEN HOUSE
Nice one
Excellent story teaching about to focus on what we have at present and no dreaming , grumbling and fuming about what somenone else has.
Nice
Hmmm wonder how far my house is of this one to see mine having beautiful golden window
good one….
Accept thyself!
ah for me that ok
Amazing story… It touched my heart.
Very touching and thought prvoking story.
At my suggestion a variation of this story was written as a song by tony martin and sterling whipple. They were the co-writers of “third rock from the sun” and others. Nothing came of their efforts regarding this song. Still a great story.
This was read to me while I was a small child in infants school in England. I never forgot this story since hearing it at five years old. I am now 68. We all need to count our blessings!
You are on the top. Nice one.
What do you think the girl was a dremer ?