It is a message which has been of great support to me in viewing life. Yet I can not say in all circumstances that the words conveyed cover all triumphs and tribulations of my life.
In particular, there has been an occurrence in my life for which no words convey the loss I feel... and any gain will never be desired...
TEST OF A MAN
By O. Lawrence Hawthorne
There’s little satisfaction to be gained
from doing things that hold no difficulties.
It’s the tough old task that brings keen sense
of worth and power to the man who wins the fight.
His failures test his courage and his problems prove his might.
Until a man has conquered loss and overcome defeat,
He can not fully understand just why success is sweet.
I’m thankful for my disappointments, for the battles lost,
and for mistakes that seemed to charge an overwhelming cost.
I’m thankful for the days of doubt when it was hard to see,
that all things work together for the good that is to be.
I’m glad for all that life has brought because today I know,
That men must brave adversities if they would greater grow.
