“Once upon a time, there was a king named George who enjoyed going hunting on Sunday mornings. Favorite amongst his staff was Peter, his personal advisor and old friend, of whom he was very fond. Every Sunday, just before dawn, Peter would carefully prepare their rifles for a new hunting adventure. One day, they decided to go far away from the castle in search of a more impressive and interesting prey. After a long journey, King George encountered a great one, however, as soon as he fired his rifle he felt a sharp and severe pain in one of his hands. The King’s hand was badly injured and started to bleed. King George was furious and blamed Peter for his dreadful mistake. Peter’s apologies were in vein and felt completely ashamed. While they were arguing about the incident Peter suddenly fell into a deep pit. 'Aha!' exclaimed the king. 'That’s what you get for hurting me, now let's see who helps you out of your misery.' The indignant king walked away with no remorse even though Peter cried and begged for help. Not long after, the King found himself captured by a tribe of savages that came out of nowhere. He was taken to their secluded community and was held prisoner. The tribe did not know nor cared who he was. They were only interested in celebrating their seasonal sacrifice. Soon, just after sunset, the king was brought to the tribe’s chief in order to perform their ancient ritual. The chief began their traditional ceremony and soon discovered there was blood dripping from the king’s hand. Furiously he demanded the king to be liberated since he was considered to be imperfect and unworthy. The sacrifice could only be successful if it was carried out with someone who was "completely" healthy. The king felt relieved and was overwhelmed by his baffling experience with the savages. He walked for what it seemed to be a long time and fortunately found the pit where he had left his friend. When he looked down inside he could barely see Peter lying down. ‘Peter, are you alright?’ asked the king. Peter was overjoyed and was soon helped out by the king. The king told Peter everything that happened to him while he was gone. ‘I am sorry to have left you here.’ said the king. ‘Thanks to you I’m alive! If you had not made a mistake while preparing my rifle I would have been killed. I owe you my life Peter.’ Peter remained quiet and said nothing for a while. ‘Now that I think of it, I’m glad you left me in the pit your Majesty.’ He finally said. The king looked puzzled. ‘If you had rescued me before we both would have been captured, and since I was the one uninjured, I would have been the one sacrificed by the tribe. You saved my life too!’ The king had a big smile on his face as both friends found their way back to the castle.”
Sometimes when things don’t go according to plan we might
feel frustrated. Problems are a part of life and there are always lessons to be
learned. What is meant to be will be, and we should try to understand that
although we might face adversity, there is a greater force working for better
things to come about.
I believe that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes
we might not understand why things happen the way they do, but when the
time is right, we will know why.
“Everything happens for a reason, live it, love it, learn from it!” -Anon
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