Enjoy game of Challenges In Life
The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades.
So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.
To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea.
Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen :and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price.
So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tank. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Yet again, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh- fish taste.
The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish. So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh- tasting fish to Japan? How did the Japanese manage to keep the fish fresh?
To keep the fish tasting fresh the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state.
The fish are challenged to survive.
Have you realised that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time we are tired and dull, and so we need a shark to keep us awake and moving. Basically in our lives sharks are new challenges to keep us moving and taste better. The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a challenge.
If your challenges are the correct size, and if you steadily conquering those challenges, you are a conqueror. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You have fun. You are alive! Takeaway....... Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them. Beat the heck out of them. Enjoy the game if your challenges are too large or too numerous, do not give up. Failing makes you tired. Instead reorganise. Find more determination, more knowledge, more help. God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but he did promise strength for the day, comfort for tears and light for the way. Disappointments are like road bumps, they slow you down a bit. But you enjoy the smooth road afterwards. Don't stay on the bumps too long! Move on. When you feel down because you didn't get what you want, just sit tight and be happy because God has thought of something better to give you. When something happens to you, good or bad, consider what it means. There's a purpose to life's events, to teach you how to laugh more or not to cry too hard. No one can get back and make a brand new start. But anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Go ahead and enjoy game of challenges in life.
