One Example Of Positive Thinking

This is an attempt to be timely with an offer of “wisdom” to a new friend who has been having difficulty with life. Not my wisdom, but wisdom extracted from a wonderful book “The Road Less Traveled.” And I haven’t extracted it, this is more a case of timing because Anthony R at “These Rooms: Alcoholism and Addiction 12 Step Recovery Blog” had extracted them a few days ago and I stumbled on them a few minutes ago. Or – “A God Thing!”

JJ – this can’t just be for you, but I have no idea who this will reach other than you, so without further ado…

“Yet it is in this whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and our wisdom. It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we challenge and encourage the human capacity to solve problems, just as in school we deliberately set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of confronting and resolving that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, ‘Those things that hurt, instruct.’ It is for this reason that wise people learn not to dread but actually to welcome problems and actually to welcome the pain of problems.”