The Storms of Life

The sunlight that takes away the beautiful shade also cast shadows of objects blocking it's rays to provide shade. When we train the mind to see the good and beauty even in ugly and adverse situations,we will be highly motivated to keep pushing and going knowing assuredly that there is a brighter side even in the most gloomy situations. The same amount of rainfall that will not shake the size of an ocean will cause streams and rivers to overflow their banks. The mere fact that we do not see personal benefits in stuffs that happen around us does not make them any less beneficial and does not also nullify their beautiful effects. In fact, when we learn to shift the focus away from ourselves which has been the ritual, we will be able to get better view and a much clearer picture which will cause us to appreciate every simple thing that happens around us whether or not we get personal gains from them. In the end, life is not all about us. As a way of not losing focus of our balance, we are at a point in life made to stumble even to the point of falling. This is a necessary natural process to keep us informed that though we have our balance today, we can lose it at anytime and as such we are to be conscious of every simple step we make. The reality we mustn't lose sight of in all these is the fact that, everyone who has fallen today was once standing upright. Vigilance alone can make the difference. The entire act of living must be seen as a holistic process and lived as such. Each part of it connected to another and each part needs the other. Any attempt for whatever reason it may be to isolate any part of it will weaken the entire process and cause it's complete disintegration. Good life, live it well. When we count the costs alone,then life will be very expensive and somehow unworthy of living. But when we juxtapose the cost in its entirety with the numerous benefits in life, we will come to the realization that, a single benefit of life completely outweighs its total cost and that the benefits of life deserves far more praise than we can possibly ever give. Remember, the difficulties in life may be numerous, but its benefits are numberless and priceless. Aeroplanes are designed to significantly reduce drag but parachutes are designed to significantly improve drag even though they are both meant to move through the air. The great irony of life none can completely fathom. The same force that is considered a nuisance in the flights of aeroplanes is the most important force needed to control the speed and floatation of a parachute.  No one ever knows when the roughness you are experiencing today will become useful. Be patient therefore in trials and wait for what the future holds. Good evening

[28/04, 17:05] SHADRACK 100: Like mirages, sometimes the circumstances and situations  we encounter in life and even the people around us create false images and pictures and even force us to believe that they really exist. But when we persevere to the spots of these images and pictures, we will come to realize that not all things are as they seem or appear. Sometimes a little perseverance is all we need no matter how the initial circumstances may look like. Remember, from a distance, even a mirage is something far more than a mere deception. In as much as the storms of life are very unfavorable, sometimes they are necessary to clear our paths of any form of hindrance which would have otherwise restricted and delayed us in our quest to a much better life. The same storm that blows against us and blurs our visions also sweeps our paths for a smooth journey. The difference only lies in how we choose to see its effect. The fatigues we experience in life are not always due to the weights of the stresses life comes with. Sometimes the real reason behind these fatigues is how long we hold unto the worries that come with the stresses. The more we hold unto these worries, the heavier they become to bear. We must never forget that even the lightest weights become exceedingly heavy as long as we hold unto them. We may not be to alter the weights of life's stresses, but we can certainly let go of the worries associated with them. In that way, they will become much lighter than we perceive them to be. -Shaddy Boat for lagatinscribes