SARI-SARI’NG REFLECTIONS 2

by David Nieto

The Story of The Electric Fan

Matthew 9:29 – “Then He touched their eyes and said, according to your faith let it be done to you”

When Rudy got married, he was so poor, he couldn’t even buy an electric fan. He and his wife were renting a tiny room for P90 a month. And this tiny room got warm during summer, and without a fan, it got really hot.

But even in his poverty, Rudy believed in his dreams. He was also a great believer in having pictures to remind him of his dreams.

So he did the ridiculous. He got a newspaper, cut out a photo of an electric fan, and pinned it on their wall. And each time he saw the photo, it reminded him of his great goal in life (at that time): That he’d be able to buy an electric fan for his beloved wife.

Whenever he saw beads of perspiration on her forehead, he’ll go to the photo, and “press” the switch of the fan. He focused on his dream.

Four days later, Rudy heard a knock on the door.

When he opened it, he saw his neighbor holding an old electric fan. The neighbor said he was moving out and wondered if Rudy wanted to buy his old fan for P50. Rudy was overjoyed. “Yes!” he said. In four days, the real fan now replaced the photo.

The next photo he pinned on the wall was a beautiful white van. Foolish, right? How in the world can a poor man who couldn’t even buy an electric fan now dreams of buying a van? But he kept on dreaming for that van and worked hard. The white van came. And so did the larger homes. Both here and America.

Today, Rudy is a multi-millionaire. A Real Estate Agent in Houston, Texas.