The challenge to challenge the challenging.... By Cl.Christopher. Nadar sdb

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