I have always believed that opportunities are reserved for
those who are prepared. Opportunities are like grains of sand that need to
be held tightly to avoid being blown away by the wind.
My home is in a remote area where transportation is inconvenient. I remember
one time when my cousin visited me. When she was leaving, I accompanied her
to the bus stop, and we waited for more than forty minutes. Finally, the bus
arrived, but it was already overcrowded. My cousin, holding her child,
became anxious, and just then, another vehicle came into view.
My cousin stepped back and decided to wait for the next one, but
unexpectedly, a large truck came rushing by, raising a cloud of dust. My
cousin turned around to avoid the dust, and as a result, the vehicle drove
away without her.
My cousin laughed and said, "I missed it, never mind, I'll wait for the next
one."
But I suddenly understood something.
If we miss a bus, we can always wait for the next one, but what if we miss a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? This reminded me of a story.
Once upon a time, a Christian was living in a village that suddenly
experienced a flood. He had no way out and climbed onto the roof of the
church. At this moment, a fisherman rowed a small boat to rescue him, but he
shook his head and said, "God will save me!" The fisherman had no choice but
to leave.
As the water rose higher and higher, it reached his waist. Then, a speedboat
approached him, but he shook his head at the people on board and said, "God
will save me!" After a while, the water reached his neck, and a helicopter
flew over, but he shook his head at the pilot and said, "God will save me!"
And then he died.
However, the story did not end there. After he died, his soul went to
heaven, and he saw God. He asked, "I believed in you so much, why didn't you
save me?"
God replied, "I sent a small boat, but you did not get on it. So, I arranged
a more luxurious means of transportation, but you still did not get on it.
Did I not save you, or did you not save yourself?"
Opportunities sometimes hang over our heads. As long as we stretch our
tiptoes, reach out our hands, and grab them tightly, we can succeed. But we
often choose to ignore them.
In life, we must seize opportunities and face challenges. This is the
meaning of our existence. |