Chain letter/e-mail: how do you respond to it.?

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I often receive such emails but my first response is to delete it not even bothering to read, or if I read, I'm not giving attention to details. This one however was different, I read it carefully because it came from my cousin living far away: [There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, "If I could only see the world, I will marry you." One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her, "Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him. Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying, "Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine." This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations. Life is a gift, today, before you say and unkind word - think of someone who can't speak. Before you complain about the taste of your food - think of someone who has nothing to eat. Before you complain about your husband or wife - think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion. Today, before you complain about life - think of someone who went too early to heaven. Before whining about the distance you drive - think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet. And when you are tired and complain about your job - think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job. And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around. I PRAY THIS MOVES AROUND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE...] The story was touching but if you would look at it, the scenario is far from from reality: 1. You cannot donate a pair of eyes (I don't know if it is possible now), but as long as I know, it is the cornea only which can be transplanted. 2. A living person cannot possibly donate his own corneas as it is not allowed under existing laws. A person must be dead before he could donate his corneas and it is harvested six hours after death. 3. I don't agree with the content:"this is how the human brain works when our status change" because basically not all have this kind of thinking. The reason why I have to call attention to these facts is because why are some people using such examples when it is not real? We could always give encouragement without using such make-up stories. While it is true that we should be thankful in whatever circumstance we are in now I don't believe that we should drag people into believing of something not true. This is just my own opinion and you have the right to voice out yours. I kept it in my mailbox but I did not send it to anybody else. You what do you think?