In a town, there was a wise man. He usually listened to people’s ________ and tried to give them advice. He didn’t like it when people complained about the ________ things over and over again.

The wise man gave good advice to these people in order to help them to solve their problems. But they ________ really took his advice. In fact, most people just enjoyed complaining. They didn’t want to ________ the wise man.

The wise man thought of a good idea. Every time someone came to him ________ their complaints, he would tell them a funny story. The first time they heard it, they laughed.________ they came back again with the old complaints, the man would ________ them the same old story. It became less and less interesting as time went by.

Finally one man said, “Wise man, ________ do you always tell the same story over and over? It isn’t funny at all.”

The wise man ________, “If you can’t laugh at the same story over and over, then why do you always complain about the same things over and over again?”

There is no meaning in worrying or complaining about ________ if you can’t or wouldn’t solve it. Remember that you are in charge of your life. The world is what you make it.