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Quote of the day:
“Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.”—Williard Marriott
Consider:
This reminds me of a tree story that has been a help to me in times of tempest.
A group of buyers were going through a great furniture factory, when their guide, the superintendent, pointed out a superbly grained and figured sideboard in natural wood. "I want you to observe the beauty of this oak," he said. "It is the finest selected timber of its kind, and the secret of the intricate and beautiful graining is just this: that the trees from which it was taken grew in a spot where they were exposed to almost constant conflict with storms."
It seems that the storm beaten tree develops the closest and finest and most intricately woven fibers. When it is cut down and the saws lay bare its exquisitely figured grain, the cabinetmaker selects it as the material for his finest work.
So it is with a human life beset by sorrows, tests and trials.
Next time you are in the middle of adversity, obstacles and troubles remember this story about trees. Those which have been exposed to adversity and rocked to and fro by the struggles of this life are made stronger and more beautiful.
Coach Dana
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