The obstacle in Our Path.

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In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway.
Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would
remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants
and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear,
but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables.
Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden
and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse
contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating
that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder
from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us
never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

Comments

Napalm said…
Not "every obstacle". A handful of obstacles only. The rest are to bring you down back to earth, letting you know that there is someone else in control.

Misery never did anyone any good.
December 11, 2008 at 11:14 PM
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