When The Going Gets Tough...
(3/20/2012)
This first post will be rather complicated at first and will take some time to sort out, so be sure to check back often and we'll get through it. :0) I know there's been some people who have had some rough times. I don't know why life can get to be so difficult at times, but hopefully it can help to know that it's those who have been through trials and tribulations who are the ones who inspire others to make an effort to endure whatever hardships they face, too or are inspired to help others as they feel they are able.
"Why me???" might be the first question that comes to mind at times, but history has given us many people whose struggles could make ours look quite small or insignificant in contrast, or maybe not. If you are reading this, there could be a good chance that you have at least some use of your eyesight, something that so many of us can easily take for granted. It amazes me that with today's medical progress and technology that there is anyone in the world who is blind or deaf, yet these two conditions continue to exist.
Does the person who loses their eyesight suffer their loss more than the person who has been blind from birth? How does life experience and attitude affect the answer to this question? Is there even a fair or acceptable answer to this question? Is there a different answer for each person who exists in the world who is unable to see? Blindness is simply one hurdle that a person could face in this world - to count all hurdles would be like trying to count the number of stars in the sky and add them to the number of grains of sand in the sea. Could it also be said that one man's hardships could be the most that another can hope for? "I wish we could have steak tonight" in the same world where someone else hopes "I wish we could have food tonight" or "I wish I had a better car" where so many couldn't even hope to own one car or "I wish I could see better" when there are some who cannot see at all. Do we mourn more or less for the loss of someone who only lives to be one hour, one year, eleven years or one hundred years? One wish that I'm learning to be careful of is wishing my life away; "I can't wait until..." or "things will be better when...". I am still a work in progress with this matter though I have come a long ways in learning to enjoy the moment of life that I am living as it comes, each moment at a time, including the less enjoyable moments of life.
One good and positive way to deal with hardships is to look at others who have been able to overcome their hardships; Beethoven, New World settlers, Helen Keller, slaves, martyrs, war veterans, people who have survived the Great Depression, people in our own families, and the list goes on. It can be most beneficial to find someone we can identify with, someone who has had struggles most like our own and learn from them. "But I'm the only one who...". Are you? Really? Are you sure?
to be continued...
"Why me???" might be the first question that comes to mind at times, but history has given us many people whose struggles could make ours look quite small or insignificant in contrast, or maybe not. If you are reading this, there could be a good chance that you have at least some use of your eyesight, something that so many of us can easily take for granted. It amazes me that with today's medical progress and technology that there is anyone in the world who is blind or deaf, yet these two conditions continue to exist.
Does the person who loses their eyesight suffer their loss more than the person who has been blind from birth? How does life experience and attitude affect the answer to this question? Is there even a fair or acceptable answer to this question? Is there a different answer for each person who exists in the world who is unable to see? Blindness is simply one hurdle that a person could face in this world - to count all hurdles would be like trying to count the number of stars in the sky and add them to the number of grains of sand in the sea. Could it also be said that one man's hardships could be the most that another can hope for? "I wish we could have steak tonight" in the same world where someone else hopes "I wish we could have food tonight" or "I wish I had a better car" where so many couldn't even hope to own one car or "I wish I could see better" when there are some who cannot see at all. Do we mourn more or less for the loss of someone who only lives to be one hour, one year, eleven years or one hundred years? One wish that I'm learning to be careful of is wishing my life away; "I can't wait until..." or "things will be better when...". I am still a work in progress with this matter though I have come a long ways in learning to enjoy the moment of life that I am living as it comes, each moment at a time, including the less enjoyable moments of life.
One good and positive way to deal with hardships is to look at others who have been able to overcome their hardships; Beethoven, New World settlers, Helen Keller, slaves, martyrs, war veterans, people who have survived the Great Depression, people in our own families, and the list goes on. It can be most beneficial to find someone we can identify with, someone who has had struggles most like our own and learn from them. "But I'm the only one who...". Are you? Really? Are you sure?
to be continued...