Things to Ponder

Problems are part of our daily lives. I myself could not think of a day I don't have a problem. They say problems are tests that hones us to become better individuals. They guide us through our decisions in life, and bring out the best in us. But how do we solve our problems? Can we count on which problems were solved and which are not? There are times when we thought our problems aren't solved but...

Here is a story about how someone solve his problems and track if all his problems are solved. I got this story from a parish priest homily in our parish church.

A certain man on his early 30's is so worried because he never had a day without a problem. His face is so messed up and lines are beginning to appear due to sleepless nights he's trying to figure out how to solve his problems. After a googol of second thoughts he decided to consult a friend.

"I never get to have a day without a problem. Im so worried that i can't sleep, eat or do things normally. How bout you? You looked happy and full of life, did you ever have a problem?" he asked.

His friend replied; "Of course I have problems, we all have."

"Really, it doesnt show","How do you manage to solve your problems?"he asked

"I didn't", his friend replied. Awed by his friends reply, the man drop his jaw, raised his eyebrow and asked.

"Then what did you do with it?"

His friend answered; "Every time I have a problem I write it in a piece of paper, put it in a box, keep it in my drawer and then pray."

"At the end of the week I open the box and contemplate on the problems I had for the week. Surprisingly 7 of 10 of my problems are solved unknowingly because of my actions for the past days. Now the remaining three problems unsolved, I return them to the box and pray. During weekends I contemplate on my unsolved problems and asked myself why it was not solved. But you know what answer I got after asking that question?"

"What?" asked the man to his friend

"That it was solved. I just thought it wasn't, because the solution to the problem is not what I expect it to be."

The man fell silent for a while, contemplate on his problems and then smiled.

"Now i know why I'm having a hard time solving my problems. "They were indeed solved, but I dont see that because the way it was solved is not the wayI wanted it to be."