Mr Bravery

Mr. Bravery
By Curtis Johnson

There once lived a very decent and brave man who was promised three keys.
“One of these three keys, said the key holder, will unlock the door to happiness”.
The man bowed his head and prayed silently, “Please Lord, allow me to pick the right key”.
As he raised his head from prayer, the key man said, “There is more that I must tell you”.
He proceeded to tell the brave man that there were also three roads from which he must choose. He was also informed that all the roads would lead to ‘a door’, and all the keys would open ‘a door’, but only one thing would lead to ‘the door’ that would bring him true happiness. That one thing would be understood when he arrives at the door. “One thing, one door, three keys, and three roads?”, the decent and brave man questioned to himself.

The man was still determined to find happiness; so he continued listening to the ‘key man’.
The key man then led him to the end of a Southbound roadway that broke off into three separate roads. One was a paved and winning road toward the West; another was a graveled uphill road pointing East; and the third road was a very rugged and dusty road heading Southwest. He was left with the task of choosing which thing, which key, and which road would lead him to the door that opened to true happiness.

He soon came to know all too well that his challenge was beyond any he had faced before.
Nevertheless, with ‘the one thing’ on his mind, three keys in his hand, three roads just ahead, and a locked door to happiness visualized in his heart, he bravely launched ahead with never a complaint.

His driving experience was equal to the task of either of the roads; but for reasons forever unknown, he chose the graveled uphill road going East. Mr. Bravery drove a path of gradual elevation for about six hours. The sun was beginning to set behind him as he noticed a building a couple of miles ahead. He was elated when he arrived, and without hesitation, he exited his vehicle. Slowly, and with eager anticipation, he approached the door. At the door he realized that he had yet another important task. He had to decide which key to pick.

Mr. Bravery then remembered his first prayer that God would allow him to pick the right key. He looked to the sky and took confidence. He chose a key, and bingo, the door opened! There was a large mirror right in the doorway, and all that he could see was an image of himself. In the mirror at the area of his heart was written these words: “True happiness is to be found, not with keys to a door at the end of a road, nor in or from another human being, but within yourself.”

Within minutes the key man arrived with a smile and commended Mr. Bravery for his courage and determination to complete the task. He informed Mr. Bravery that either key would have unlocked the door, and either road would have led him to the door to happiness. In an instant! In a flash!! Mr. Bravery realized that his personal relationship with God had already given him True and Eternal Happiness. His heart within him had made the choice to be happy.
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