Finding Sweetness in the Abyss

The Bittersweet Realities of Life's Relativity

Life is such that we are given a slight bit of sweetness so that we have hope for more sweetness. Otherwise it would be impossible to endure all the pain and endless suffering. It is worthy to note that as a spirit who scheduled life on Earth, most crave pain and suffering in order to learn. Silly but So True.

To illustrate this. A man was being chased by a tiger and was running for his life.He found a well and not knowing where to go, plunged into it. Fortunately for him, some roots of a tree had grown through the wall in the middle of the well. He grabbed hold of the roots and managed not to fall into the water. As he hung there, he looked up and saw the tiger. He looked down,and below him was a snake in the water, waiting for him. Then he saw that there were two rats among the roots. The rats were gnawing away at the very root from which he was hanging. At that time, there was a honeycomb on a tree above the well, from which honey was dripping slowly.

The story goes, that this fellow who was hanging for dear life, stretched out to catch a falling drop of honey in his mouth. Thus, even in the midst of tremendous fear, this little drop of honey caused him to go on. Such pictures are given only in order to make us understand certain RELATIVITY and realities of life.

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