MESSAGE #742 - OBSTACLES = OPPORTUNITIES

In ancient times,
a king had
a huge boulder
placed in a roadway,
then he hid
and watched to see
if anyone would remove it.
Some of the kingdom’s
biggest merchants and courtiers
came by and simply
walked around the boulder.
Many of them
loudly blamed the king
for not keeping the roads clear,
but none of them did anything
about getting the big stone
out of the way.
Then a peasant farmer came along,
carrying a load of vegetables on his back.
When he came to the boulder,
he laid down his vegetables
and began trying to move the boulder
to the side of the road.
After much struggling and straining,
he finally succeeded.
As he was picking up his vegetables,
he noticed a purse lying in the road
where the boulder had been.
The purse contained
many gold pieces
and a note from the king
indicating the gold
was for the person
who removed the stone
from the roadway.
The farmer had learned
what many others
have learned since:
Every obstacle
presents an opportunity.