Thursday, February 15, 2007

The Obstacle in Our Path

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 big stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On 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. As 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 others never understand. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.

Look around you...is there an obstacle? There in lies an opportunity. Don't let it slip.

4 comments:

A.K said...

A simple but a very vital wisdom for living, real opportunities don't make announcements they are like treasures hidden in rugged containers waiting for the someone to discover it

Anonymous said...

Something to think about indeed! Our opportunities are entangled in our challenges and it takes the right attitude to unravel them.

I love the caption by the way! "Heartitudes"!

Anonymous said...

This is intense wisdom

Anonymous said...

bola u a right, that s the problem with so many of us. may the gracious lord help us to see evry oppotunity as ladder to the next higher level.