"It’s not the life that matters but the courage we bring to it.
Blessed be all sorrow, hardships
and endurance that demand courage.
Blessed be these things: for of these things
cometh the making of a man." - Hugh Walpole in "Fortitude".
In line with the law of nature, whoever is destined to be great will definitely go through some trials and tribulations. The Holy Scriptures are replete with stories of how great individuals such as Jesus Christ, Muhammad, King David, King Solomon, Queen Esther and a host of others were subjected to harsh trials and tribulations. In a bid to strengthen them, God employed fate to throw similar tribulations onto the paths of great leaders like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Obafemi Awolowo, Mahatma Gandhi, Kwame Nkruma, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr, Mahatma Gandhi, Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi, Mother Theresa and many others across the world.
All of these people were taken through the same pain and anguish to which a piece of metal is subjected at the hands of a gold-smith. In this process, an ordinary piece of metal is plunged into a fiery furnace. Afterward, it gets struck upon several times with a sledge hammer and then dropped into some cold water. Soon, the hitherto piece of ordinary metal becomes a precious ornament.
As mere mortals, it is only natural that we react negatively initially to trials and tribulations that fate throws at us. But over time, we get to know and appreciate the necessity of those trials. All we need while the trials last are a strong faith, fortitude and hope until the eventual manifestation of God’s objectives in our lives.
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