In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition. Kathy Hamilton(MARTIN) simikathy.net

Hi Kathy,

Thanks so much for the post. What a great lesson. I've always loved the saying "Obstacles are just opportunities in work clothes.".

Peace, Health and Prosperity,
Barb Doyle, Sc

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True, true. Sometimes life places big obsticles in our path. We are judged by how we respond to them. If we are only thinking of ourselves, we do nothing.  maybe we will make comments about it. However if we take the time to act , with God's help, we can move even an immoveable object and be rewarded in the end.

He may have learned too that he was rewarded for helping all others that follow along the same path as himself. The obsticle was not his alone but everyones. Sometimes helping others rewards us by feeling good inside other times it may be riches or wealth. The test is that we don't know what the rewards will all be.

Thanks Kathy