From www.chinaenglish.com.cn
Life is never a bed of roses, as some would say. It is like a whirling wind that sweeps off every possible thing in place. In short, life isn’t a sweet and perfect fairy tale.
Perhaps you have experienced a broken heart and never heal it. Perhaps you have stumbled and fell and never have the courage to get up. Perhaps you have a near perfect life but to be shattered with no warning. And then, look up to the sky and wonder why life is mistreating you.
It is easy to get discouraged over the smallest failure and easier to blame than taking the blame. But perhaps, it’s time for us to wake up and realize everything happens for a reason.
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, deserted island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him, and to store his few possessions.
But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island.
It had come to rescue him.
“How did you know I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers.
“We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going badly. But we shouldn’t lose heart. Remember, the next time your little hut is burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons help.
