Five Lessons for Life - Part 3

The Obstacle in Our Path

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed in the middle of a road. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.

Some of the kingdom's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around the boulder. Many loudly blamed the ruler for not keeping the roads clear, but no one did anything about getting it out of the way.

Then along a peasant came carrying a load of vegetables. When he came to the boulder, he laid down his goods and attempted to move it to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

After the peasant had picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been. It contained many gold coins and a note from the king stating that the coins were reward for whoever removed the rock.

The peasant learned what many of is never understand: Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our lot.

Sent to Starmag by Lim Siew Yin