Improving our condition

Thursday July 30, 2009 #142

 “If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” 

 ~Frank A. Clark

Enjoy #4 of the “5 Life Lessons” by Geir Ove Knutsen:  “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 stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon 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.
After 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 few people in the world truly understand: Within every obstacle lies a golden opportunity to improve our condition.

The Lesson:  Within every obstacle lies a golden opportunity to improve our condition.

Open your mind

Thursday April 16, 2009 #112

“Minds are like parachutes—they only function when open.”

~Thomas Dewar

These are changing times.  What our experience has told us to do to solve problems isn’t working.  It is time to open your mind to new paradigms, ideas, methods, techniques, tools.  Those who do will find this challenging period the start of exciting new opportunities and successes.  Those who don’t will suffer, at least figuratively, the fate of the skydiver with a faulty parachute.