The Lesson Of The Ant

The Lesson Of The Ant One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather cross my back terrace. Several times it was confronted by obstacles in its path and after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour. At one point the ant had to negotiate a crack in the concrete about 10mm wide. After brief contemplation the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked across it and picked up the feather on the other side then continued on its way. I was fascinated by the ingenuity of this ant, one of the smallest creatures on earth. It served to reinforce the miracle of creation. Here was a minute insect, lacking in size yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. But this ant, like the two-legged co-residents of this planet, also shares human failings. After some time the ant finally reached its destination - a flower bed at the end of the terrace and a small hole that was the entrance to its underground home. And it was here that the ant finally met its match. How could that large feather possibly fit down small hole? Of course it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this trouble and exercising great ingenuity, overcoming problems all along the way, just abandoned the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through before it began its epic journey and in the end the feather was nothing more than a burden.   My Message Doesn't this story sound familiar? It's like our lives. We worry too much about our family; we worry about money or the lack of it, we worry about work, about where we live, about all sorts of things. These worries are often burdens - the things we pick up along life’s path and lug them around the obstacles and over the crevasses that life will bring, only to find that at the destination they are useless and we can’t take them with us. Let go of all the things worrying you. Let go of those grudges and thoughts that haunt you. You have the opportunity to live a life burden free from worry and negativity so why carry it along on your journey. Focus more on the beautiful things, count your blessings and be grateful for everything you possess. Click here for previous story/message on the same subject May you have an amazing week free from worry and full of gratitude for the awesome things in your life. Darren Zwiers The Quote: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill