Let us welcome our problems with open arms! Like any other game,
the game of life is played as per our aptitude; the more expert we are, the
more difficult it gets. Let us embrace the problems and hardships that come our way,
for we are the ones chosen to handle them. They are our gifts from those who
hung on the cross and sat through tests of fire. It is not mere words to say
that They suffered to save sinners. Every anxious moment and seemingly non-negotiable obstacle that comes our way could well have gone to someone we love.
Those of us who do not suffer, let us realize the sacrifice of our sufferers, and instead of burying our heads in the sand and waiting for the trouble to go away, let us rally forth and lend a helping hand to all who need it. Be it work, play, studies, friendships, attitudes, we are all differently blessed. Troubles are divided when we share them, joys are multiplied when we air them. If you see anyone without a smile, give him one of yours! Do not be the dark cloud in someone else’s sky!
Those of us who do not suffer, let us realize the sacrifice of our sufferers, and instead of burying our heads in the sand and waiting for the trouble to go away, let us rally forth and lend a helping hand to all who need it. Be it work, play, studies, friendships, attitudes, we are all differently blessed. Troubles are divided when we share them, joys are multiplied when we air them. If you see anyone without a smile, give him one of yours! Do not be the dark cloud in someone else’s sky!
Dear Zeina Glo,
ReplyDeleteI like the idea that any suffering that comes our way could well have gone to one of the people we love and that, in that sense, the person who is suffering is actually doing so on somebody else's behalf; in other words, 'saving' someone else!
All these years I've wondered how Jesus Christ could have 'saved' mankind by suffering on the cross but this way of looking at it is quite logical and satisfactory. I hope my comment doesn't go contrary to any beliefs of my christian friends because that is definitely not my intention.
Archie 'mid ease.
Thank you, thank you, dear friend. Please find further food for thought in posts Persian Rugs - I and Persian Rugs - II.
DeleteWishing you inner peace and good health.
Zeina Glo.