Strength Within

Strength Within

A wise man once said "the wind and the ocean quarrel. He who pays the price is the sailor in the Boat."
 
I was trying to reflect on this proverb which got me to think ...

Visualize a straight walk-away which will take you directly to a desirable goal. you imagine yourself walking determinedly along that walk-away when suddenly it is blocked by an Obstacle of UNKNOWN substance, height, width, thickness. You then ASK yourself,

What should I do?

• Would you  attempt to force your way through the obstacle & continue toward your goal, fully realizing that you might never reach the other side of the obstacle?
• Would you attempt to climb over the obstacle & continue toward your goal, fully knowing that you might never reach the top?
• Would you attempt to walk around either side of the obstacle & continue toward your goal, fully realizing that the obstacle might be so wide you might never reach the end?
• Would you return to your starting point & resume life as usual?
• Would you stop at that point and begin on a new life?

 The kind of answer you come up with should be able to inform about the nature of person you are!!!
Before you rethink that decision allow me to INSPIRE you with a brief story..

A group of war refugees were planning to escape by traveling over very rough terrain. Since they had to walk, they pondered long over whether they take a Mother and her little girl. Finally they decided to try, with the strong men in the group carrying the child. For three weary days they trudged along and their path became more and more difficult.

Eventually, unable to keep up, an old man collapsed. He begged the group to go on without him and leave him to die, that they might save themselves.The group sadly started forward and then the Mother of the little girl took her child and returned to the Old man. She gently placed the little girl in the old man's arms and calmly said, "You can not quit now. It's your turn to carry my little girl".

Then she returned and followed the group of refugees. A little later they looked back and there was the old man walking determinedly with the little girl snuggled in his arms.

Sometimes the key of WILL POWER is handed us in our darkest hour.

A Wise