Sunday, March 18, 2012
Workin' on the railroad
"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time rail journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." -Gordon B. Hinckley
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In my life, whenever I find myself asking (or hear someone else asking) "Why me?" I immediately think, "Why not me?" It's exactly what President Hinckley says in that quote: the idea that if anything bad happens to us, we've been robbed. We all assume that other people are out there living in bliss. That's just not the way this world works. Things happen to all of us, and those who are living in bliss right now will have their turn. I wish they didn't have to, but chances are they will have their turn eventually, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quote! I love it!
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