One time soldiers went for a war. They fell into an ambush and most of them were killed. Only two of them managed to escape the enemies . But unfortunately, they got lost in the desert. As they were walking , not realising that they were in a landmine field, one of them stepped on a landmine. Not knowing, he lifted his foot to continue walking. The landmine exploded , and destroyed him to ash! The friend, who was now the only one alive , watched him being destroyed to ashes by the landmine. He developed a very deep fear inside him, knowing he won't survive the landmines in the field. He carefully continued walking. Unfortunately, he heard his foot stepping on a hard object in the ground. Without any doubt, he knew it was a landmine too. The only thing he had to do was not to move his foot any more. He remained stationary, keeping his foot on the hard object. Without moving, he picked up his phone and called at the embassy for rescue but all in vain. The desert was too remote, the call couldn't get through. He had no rescue, yet he couldn't walk anymore because the moment his foot lost contact with the landmine, it could explode and destroy him. He remained stationary for the whole day. The next day, he tried to call again but the phone still had no network! He spend the second day in the same way. On the third day, being overwhelmed by hunger, thirst, tiredness, anxiety, and depression; he lost control and fell on the ground. To his surprise, his foot lost contact with the hard object in the ground which he was sure it was a landmine, but it didn't explode. Using his gun, he dug the object out of the ground. And surprisingly, it wasn't a landmine! It was just a bottle!! Imagine , all the time he spent standing on just a mere bottle thinking it was a landmine!! Why didn't him check to verify if it was really a landmine? Simple, its what had destroyed his friend. In a similar way, we use other people's failures to conclude on the outcomes of our struggles. " I can't study that course, my brother studied it and failed to get a job. I can't marry from that tribe, my uncle married from it and the lady was too arrogant. I can't do that job, my father did it and died a poor man." This is what we are fond of saying. Brothers and sisters, let's learn to live our own lives. Your life is unique and Original, don't compare it with others'.
In the journey of life, there is a point where everything seems to have a dead end. A point where there is no single hope left. A point where saying that we have problems, is an under statement. Its at this point where one questions the value of his existence on earth. But is there a dead end really? "Now it happened on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, that a messenger came to Job and said , 'the oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, and the Sabeans attacked and took them. They also slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you". While he was still speaking, another also came and said, " the fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them: and I alone have escaped to tell you". While he was still speaking, another also came and said, " the Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the...
It's so interesting and also inspirational
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