Obstacles Are Part of Life
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“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.” -Fr. Alfred D’Souza
Without obstacles to overcome what meaning could life possibly have? It is through the personal struggle with weaknesses that one can be made strong. Keep applying the information to your life you are learning and you’ll get better one day at a time. Pick yourself up and keep trying!
In the treatment system, we use the analogy of the butterfly that is coming out of the cocoon. A little boy discovers the butterfly and sees it struggling, he decides to help it out. The little butterfly takes flight but only to fall to the ground a few minutes later.
The boy was sad and asked is Grandpa, “Why did it die?”
The grandfather replied, with love in his heart, “That butterfly needed to strengthen its self and prepare for the days ahead. When you removed its struggle, it did not receive the strength it needed.”
Just like this butterfly, we all have struggles but these struggles make us ready for the days ahead. Keep going, you can do it.
