Everything is a gift of the Universe

I used to think that some events in life were unexplainable, some sufferings unjustifiable, some happenings irreconcilable. Since watching the film Precious I have learnt that everything is a gift of the universe.

Our pains, our joys, our deepest darkest abyss, all fuel for the fire of our aspiration for growth. Indeed it is in our suffering where our greatest growth occurs. For me, here is where we learn of our strength to rise and grow from all we experience. The ability to turn manure into sweet fruit.

So before we sit, watch and judge our lives or the lives of another in pity or regret, we must reflect how are we using our manure, and wait to see how others are too. Are we letting our pain, our hurt harden us, or are we using it to help us rise ever further into life and inspire others to do the same.

I've often let my pain harden me, putting up with the putrid smells of my own and others suffering, refusing to wake up and smell the blossoming flowers that are rising up from that very state...And they are.