The Obstacle In Our Path

The Obstacle In Our Path 

In ancient times, there was a king had a rock placed on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock from the roadway. Some of the king’s richest traders and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many of the peoples loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the roadway. Then a farmer came along bearing a load of vegetables.

On approaching the rock, the farmer put down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. And then the farmer picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the rock had been before.  The purse contained many gold coins and a letter from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the rock from the roadway. The farmer learned what many others never understand.

Moral: - Every obstacle presents a chance to improve one’s condition.