For each of you

Two of my faithful readers have had some downright awful events happen in their lives over the last month/week. You know who you are. I am thinking of you.

All of you reading can take away something from this beautiful piece of writing I found. It made my heart swell. Perhaps you can share it with someone else who could use it as well. It is from a blog in Hong Kong, so some of the grammar might be topsy turvy ;-)

Here is a nice sharing from my friend Jinyuan. Please read it and hope it helps you when you meet something frustrating. It does help me.

Have you ever observed
the behaviour of birds
in the face of adversity?
For days and days they make their nests,
sometimes gathering materials brought from far away
And when they have completed the nest
and are ready to lay eggs,
the weather, or the work of humans, or some animal,
destroys it,
and it falls to the ground,
all that they have done with so much effort
Do they stop, bewildered,
and leave the work?
No way.
They start over
building the nest
again and again
until they have eggs in the nest again.
Sometimes,and very often before the chicks are are hatched,
an animal, a child, or a storm
destroys the nest once again,
but this time
with its valuable contents.
It hurts to go back to begin again…
Even so, the birds do not ever stop,
they continue to sing and build,
and keep singing and building…..
Do you sometimes get the feeling that your life, your work, your family
is not what you had dreamed?
Do you sometimes want to say
“enough”,
the effort is not worthwhile.
It is all too much for me!
Are you tired of it all?
Do you feel that the daily struggle is a waste of time,
your trust has been betrayed,
your goals not reached just as you were about to get them?
Life strikes you down sometimes, but do you go on,
say a prayer,
put your faith in hope, not darkness?
Do not worry if you get injured in the battle,
that is to be expected.
Gather yourself together and rebuild your life,
so that it runs well again.
No matter what happens…
Do not shrink back, but move forward.
Life is a constant challenge,
but it is worthwhile to mostly accept it.
And never stop singing.