… some journeys are hard, real hard, some marriages are difficult, real difficult! Some children are challenging, real challenging! Some jobs are tasking, real tasking! Some relationships are draining, real draining! Some life are just hard, simply hard. Some experiences are unpleasant, just painful! We are going through this strenuous journey, this drudgery, difficult, onerous journey and bingo the opportunity came from nowhere to get off the train! We have been trying everything we know to get off, to get way, to be relieved and there right before our own very eyes the door is wide open, the train has slowed down, there are no barriers, nothing stopping us, just get off the pain!!! The opportunity is right there for the taking, alight!
But we have not reached the destination! Pain must not be allowed to short circuit the goal. The point of pain is not the point of quitting, some pain we simply have to go through, live through, walk through, survive through, endure through, obtain the patience, get the certificate. Pain is not always the trigger to quit, it is not a lever to bounce off, it is not always the alarm button to alight. Sometimes pain, difficulty, is just a part of the process, it is just the path that the journey goes through. It is the refining process, the smoothing capacitor, the preparing stage, the stewing method to ensure tenderness. Pain is not always to be avoided, some have argued it is to be encouraged, a life of ease is not always a good life, a troublefree life is not always a growth life, a progressive life is bound to have some challenges. Give me growth and I will show you pain.
It is not always time to alight my friend, even though the train has stopped, we have the opportunity but not the satisfaction of reaching the destination. We can escape now but will not experience the joy of finishing, of completion.
Stay put!
Beautiful Ivory 