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Sunday, February 17, 2008 Finding Strength Through AdversityAuthor Scott walker was asked to help some friends dig through the ashes of their house after a fire.When they arrived, all that was standing was a portion of the outer brick wall. Where the piano once stood, lay  only a pile of ashes and twisted wire. Nothing had survived the blaze. But while sifting through the debris, Walker came across a tiny, china bluebird. He wiped away the soot to find that the colours were still bright. A few hairline cracks had formed in the glaze but beyond that, it remained intact. Walker writes, "As I gazed down at the bird's small beak and two black eyes. I wanted to weep. If only this little bluebird could talk, what a story it would tell. A story of the heat of the night of terror, of survival against great odds. And then the crucial question hit me. Why did this china bluebird survive? It had survived the fire because it had been tested by fire." And so it is with human beings who have been refined in life's raging furnace. They are tougher, harder, and more resilient than those who have never faced difficulty and loss. That understanding may help us cope the next time the heat is turned up on our tranquil little world. I had sent this story, once to my friend, who found strength through adversity and picked up the pieces. Now, exactly a year later, she is facing the same adversity. I wish to dedicate this story to her for her resilience. As far as I'm concerned, she is just like the china bluebird. Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. Labels: Motivation |
