On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand.
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.
Every problem in life gives us two opportunities to grow. We have the opportunity to grow stronger or to grow bitter. It is our choice. We can seize the problem and try to overcome it and therefore grow stronger or we can let the problem get a hold of us and destroy our faith, our attitudes and our joy. God weighs out the tests, the trials, the temptations of life and allows us only to face what we can handle.