When people are buffeted by seemingly
endless windstorms and their lives look like
calamities, they may wonder why they have
been given so many tests, and why God
appears to be so merciless. Going through
hardship is like being a rock in a tumbler.
You're tossed to and fro and get bruised, but you come out more polished and valuable than
ever. You are now prepared for even bigger
lessons, bigger challenges, and a bigger life.
All the nightmares are turned into blessings
that become part of living. If we had shielded
the Grand Canyon from the windstorms that
created it, we would not see the beauty of its
carvings. That may be why so many patients
have told us that if they could magically go
back to the point right before they got their
cancer or other life-challenging disease, and
erase what was to come, they would not.
In so many ways, loss shows us what is precious, while love teaches us who we are. Relationships remind us of ourselves and provide
wondrous opportunities for growth. Fear,
anger, guilt, patience, and even time become
our greatest teachers. Even in our darkest
hours we are growing. It's important that you
know who you are in this lifetime. In our
growth even our greatest fear, death, becomes
less and less. Think about what Michelangelo
pointed out: "If life was found to be agreeable, then so should death be. It comes from
the hand of the same master." In other words,
the same hand that gives us life, happiness, ove, and more isn't going to make death a
horrible experience. As someone once said,
endings are just beginnings backwards.
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