Adversity- University for Success

It's Sunday, the end of this week and so I have a story for all of you.

There lived a young farmer who used to grow wheat. After few years of gaining experience he became over confident on his wheat growing skills and challenged God.., "My dear God, if you can give me your powers, I would do wonders in growing the best ever wheat crop in the world". God became interested to see what the young farmer would achieve and gave his powers for an year on condition that the farmer will use his powers only to the extent of wheat cultivation. Farmer happily returned to his farm and as soon as he started with the new crop, he gave the crop more than sufficient sunlight, more than required rainfall, most favorable climatic conditions for the crop to give its best yield with the help of his newly acquired powers from the God.

As expected by the farmer, the wheat grew double its natural length and also very thick. Farmer was happy with the outcome. But after close examination he realized that the crop is not potent, i..e.,it has no strength from inside, it has no taste, it just appears healthy from outside.

The young farmer was disheartened. When asked God, he said to the farmer "Any living being derives its strength from struggling. You have given the crop all that is more than required. Adverse conditions like insufficient sunlight, inadequate rainfall makes the crop struggle for survival. In the due course, it becomes stronger. Storms and floods tests the crop's mettle. Insects and worms which try to destroy the crop makes it much more powerful. You have deprived the crop all these things by giving it all the favorable conditions. There is no struggle. How do you expect it to have the inner strength, the potence that can only come with a fight, the genuine taste that will only come when the crop is victorious in the battle for survival"

Same is the case with human beings. Unless there is a struggle, unless there is a fight with the adverse conditions there is no internal development. Unlucky are those whose life is a bed of roses, since they will miss the most important lessons that life is going to teach, the most important skills that only adverse conditions can impart.

Hoping you enjoyed the story. 

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