It is all from your mind.

One day a traveller was walking along a road on his journey from one village to another. As he walked he noticed a monk tilling the ground in the fields beside the road.
The monk said 'Good day ' to the traveller and the traveller nodded to the monk.

The traveller(T1) then turned to the monk(M) and said....

T1:Excuse me, do you mind if I ask you a question?
M: Not at all,' replied the monk.
T1: I am travelling from the village in the mountains to the village in the valley and I was wondering if you knew what it is like in the village in the valley?
M: Tell me, what was your experience of the village in the mountains?'
T1: Dreadful. To be honest I am glad to be away from there. I found the people most unwelcoming. When I first arrived I was greeted coldly, I was never made to feel a part of the village no matter how hard I tried. The villagers keep very much to themselves, they don't take kindly to strangers. So tell me, what can I expect in the village in the valley?
M: I'm sorry to tell you, but I think your experience will be much the same there.

The traveller hung his head despondently and walked on.

A few months later another traveller (T2) was journeying down the same road and he also came upon the monk.

T2: Good day
M: Good day
T2: How are you?
M: I'm well. Where are you going?
T2: I'm going to the village in the valley. Do you know what it is like?
M: I do. But first, tell me - where have you come from?'
T2: I've come from the village in the mountains
M: And how was that?
T2: It was a wonderful experience. I would have stayed if I could but I am committed to travelling on. I felt as though I were a member of the family in the village. The elders gave me much advice, the children laughed and joked with me and the people generally were kind and generous. I am sad to have left there. It will always hold special memories for me.
And what of the village in the valley?
M: 'I think you will find it much the same. Good day to you.
T2: Good day and thank you.

The traveller smiled and journeyed on.

Author: Unknown