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Why so many challenges and obstacles?
“Only as a warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. A warrior cannot complain or regret anything. His life is an endless challenge…”
“a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or as a curse.”
These challenges carve the core of our being and the people we meet in this life keep reminding us of the reality of the following observation (by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross)
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”