Every obstacle is an opportunity

Being humans we love to excel things. We love to get appreciated for our work. We feel happy to get the credit. 

But no one can deny the fact that this public success  is backed up by private struggle stories which with time helps you in excelling. There is no shortcut to success. The struggle is one of the strong pillars of your long-term success.

The way you handle the struggle decides the level of your success. The more struggle and dedication, the higher  the level of of getting success. One of the must things that every struggle will have is obstacles. They stop or decrease the pace of work for some time but leave you as a better person to handle them in a better manner

Always remember every obstacle is an opportunity. It helps you to realize your mistakes and learn new things. 

Here is a small story that according to me is a fine example of how obstacles can be a good opportunity.

Once a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid behind the bushes and waited for someone to come and remove the boulder out of the way.

Many people from the kingdom including King’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers passed by ignoring the boulder. 

After waiting for long, a peasant carrying loads of vegetables passing through that road noticed the boulder. He kept his load aside and tried hard to remove that boulder from the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.

As he went to pick his load, he saw a purse lying on the road. The purse contained many gold coins and a letter from the king saying that these gold coins are the reward for the one who will remove the boulder from the roadway.

Removing the boulder was an obstacle or an unknown opportunity for the peasant which he handled well with dedication and got rewarded for that too.

This is how we should treat obstacles coming our way. You never know which obstacle is going to change your life completely.

So get ready to struggle to achieve your life goals.

Do leave your comments on how much did this small story helps you in your obstacle-oriented success journey?