There was once a wealthy man that had two sons. He owned many properties that yielded abundant income. Nevertheless, he wanted his sons to engage in business so that they should have a purpose in their lives. He gave each son $5000 and instructed them to invest the money in a profitable venture.
 
He asked them to meet with him each Friday and present him with an update report of their activities. He told them, "Each week that you make a profit I will give you an extra $500 to invest. However, on a week that you did not turn a profit, or incurred a loss, I will not give you any bonus whatsoever."
 
There first deals were successful, so that for the first three weeks they both received the additional assets from their father. However on the fourth week, their luck soured and they both took a loss. On Friday, the first son came to his father and told him, "This week I lost money." Needless to say, he did not receive any additional funds that week.
 
The second son thought to himself, "Why should I speak negatively about myself? Rather then saying I lost money, I will let my father know in a positive way that this week he should not give my any reward. Therefore he said to father, "Last week I made a profit." He assumed that his father would infer from his words - that last week he earned a profit - but this week he did not earn a profit.
 
However when he spoke his positive words, Heaven intervened and his father only heard him say, "I made profit" and he gave him an additional $500."
 
We learn from here that a person should never say anything negative about anyone, including himself, nor should he degrade himself. Even if he needs financial assistance he should never say, "I’m broke" or "I don’t have a penny." Rather let him speak in a positive manner and this will engender positive results.
 
TODAY: Refrain from all negative remarks about yourself as well as others.