The Challenge
To Challenge The Challenging
Confusing??? Should not be. What’s challenging in
life? What’s a challenge by the way? Is challenge something good? Why are there
challenges? It is quite a challenging task? I cannot accept challenges anymore.
I quit. No!!!! Stop! I’m not writing this to help you quit. On the contrary, I
want you to understand who you would be without challenges? How dry and raw
life would be without challenges? How beautiful challenges are? Don’t laugh.
Challenges are beautiful, not only that, they are worth the beauty they are.
Challenges can either build you or break you and the good news is that you have
a freedom of choice to let either of the one thing happen to you. You are then
responsible; because freedom and responsibility go hand in hand. The challenges
that ordinarily people face are ones which God knows they can face. When we
look around into people’s lives and see the many who give up when challenges
come along their path our mind gets registered with the thought that giving up
is the right decision when challenges cross our path. But on further enquiry
and personal encounter with the person who gives up you’ll realize to your
surprise that the person is only suffering more because the person is not ready
to accept the reality. Accepting the reality is an important push to challenge
the challenging. When you choose to accept the reality with a confident heart
and mind you’ll see that your whole attitude is new and you have to form that
attitude positive enough to tackle the challenges. Sometimes you’ll personally
be challenged by life and sometimes you may be part of a bigger crowd who are
challenged. To face challenges therefore at times you may need support of
someone else, probably someone who you trust and who can together with you
guide you and support you to face it. Never give up or choose to not face
challenges. By deciding not to face challenges you are deciding not to grow.
When growth does not take place you don’t learn anything and when you don’t
learn, you remain stable in your mental maturity. That is the reason why
challenges are part of each person’s life. There are tremendous benefits for
yourself and for the many others who are facing similar challenges because you
can guide them in facing those challenges courageously. Experience does matter
in life. You have to have the courage, strength and willingness to face
challenges. It’s a challenge to challenge the challenging. When you can
challenge the challenges of life, you are an inspiration to many others who
have lost all hopes. I end with a short poem:
Life may look like a path of roses
But who sees the thorns that hide below the petals
Choice maker you are, so choice you make
Either to quit or the challenge to take
Sometimes alone and sometimes someone
Will walk with you on and on
Bearing pain and struggling too
Walking miles, there may reach few
There it is the victory won
The challenge fades away and a new lesson you learn
Then walking again you fear no more
This is life adding colour much more.
By Cl.Christopher. Nadar sdb
