Shaped By Life

SHAPED BY LIFE

So big is a novel by Edna Ferber. In the story a young architect named Dick falls in love with a young artist named Dallas. Dallas admits that she lies Dirk, but she just does not love him enough to marry him. The problem she has with Dirk is that he has never had to struggle in his life that he has always got everything handed to him.

She goes on to say that struggle is very necessary for personal growth and wholeness. It gives a person a very special kind of lovable- ness, and it can even be detected in a person’s handshake.

ü        Any compassion I have is direct result of my own struggles and pains.

ü        Any worthwhile growth in my own life has taken place during times of struggle and conflict.

ü        To the fool it’s a problem, to the wise it’s an opportunity.