[Margaret Pilkington]

take from this what you may...sometimes things happen to change us forever, and at the time the change seems devastating....but even the bad things can have good outcomes.

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. 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 many of us never understand!
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve
our situation, though at the time we may not realise it.