There was a story about a story about a monk who believed that he has overcome every struggle he has to go through in life. Many other monks believed him to have done so and they praised and idolized him.
Word spread out and a wise teacher from another village heard about him. Instead of being amazed, the teacher merely smiled and gathered his students in a prayer.
“Let us pray for our brother who has conquered all of his struggles” the teacher started. “Let us pray that the Almighty give more struggle. And if he overcomes that, give him more. For a soul that lacks struggle wither and die.”
And so, the story teaches people to embrace their struggles and learn from them. Instead of complete surrender, one must fight and continue to take risks in order to keep their souls from burning out.
In life, we cannot always be sheltered otherwise we’ll miss great opportunities that life has in store for us. We cannot always choose to be in the middle because different times call for different choices. And we certainly cannot always be happy, because in order to feel happiness, one should also feel sadness.Life is full of surprises.
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