What struggle contributes to our lives? Does it make us or break us? What do you think?

Have you ever seen a small child struggling to take her first steps? No matter how many times she fails, she rises up again and again. And before you know it, the child starts taking 6-7 steps at a time and completes her journey to be a toddler. She takes the challenge head-on, and the curiosity to explore more is what makes this whole process fun.

Is life even possible without a shade of struggle? Imagine your life without any setbacks, will power, hard work, learning, or growth! Do you like what you see? Surely not! What kind of life is that? From where you’ll draw the joy of victory, happiness, and satisfaction? Don’t you think it will be a tad bit mundane? Right? Isn’t these all aspects make our life meaningful? If you minus all these things from life, you’ll be left with nothing. Exactly! You are getting me right, life is nothing without a struggle. No struggle, no life.

Not all of us are born with a silver spoon. In fact, many of us have to struggle for almost everything in our life. The struggle is the most important part of learning life lessons. It strengthens our inner core. After that, we always get an improved, immune, and effective version of ourselves.

Let me tell you a story – the story of a butterfly! Can’t picture it? Yeah! It’s not a famous one, but it will definitely force you to think a while. Here it goes –

Once a man found a cocoon of a butterfly. A few days later, he noticed the cocoon hatched and a tiny butterfly trying to come out of it. Despite struggling for hours, she remained stuck there. And then she stopped. The man watched her for hours, and then, he decided to help her. He took a scissor and enlarged the opening of the cocoon. The butterfly forced her way out of that hole, but her body was swollen and wings wriggled. The man wondered when her wings will grow, but she remained as such for the rest of her days. He had no clue that he interfered with the process of metamorphosis. Nature made the process of the butterfly coming out of the cocoon difficult for a reason! It was supposed to make her stronger, rushing her blood towards her wings and enlarge them.

The hidden message of this story is- “the struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow”.

There is no harm in seeking nuggets of wisdom from an experienced person. After all, we are humans, not Google! But if you wish to get things done by doing not as much as even lifting a finger, this attitude never got anyone far!

Better take it as an opportunity to learn hard work, nourish will power, deal with setbacks, and tackle failures. And again, set new goals with a better version of you.

Come, challenge yourself! The world is full of real-life examples of struggle resulting in something extraordinary, whether it is Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Alva Edison, and many more! If they can do it, then why can’t you?

Of course, yes! No one has got any copyright on it, yet! You don’t need to be gifted, just a positive outlook towards difficulties can make all the difference. Take them as a challenge – an opportunity to grow out of your shell – and just enjoy the process. We should always be ready to learn, adapt, and implement new things in our life.

{“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”—- Napoleon Hill}

{“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.”—–Rikki Rogers}