Gandalf
Let us not forget the power of choice. How wonderful is it to know that no matter what circumstances befall us, we have the power to choose to make the best of them? We can’t control our circumstances, but we can control ourselves.
Albus Dumbledore’s words are perfectly true:
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
There is so much we don't know about the future. There is so much we don't know about the pain that others suffer and how it might influence their choices. There is so much we don't know about God's plan for us personally, including which adversities he grants us by design for the strengthening of our faith, the showing of his power, and the better influence we can then have on others because of it.
No matter our trials, there is so much good that we can do. When all of this is over, I want my posterity to know that I chose to be optimistic about the future. I want to be remembered for choosing courage in the face of adversity. I want to use my own suffering for the uplifting of others in their time of need. I want to leave this world with a prayer of thanksgiving on my lips and a song in my heart. Every one of us has an important part to play. Wonderfully, mercifully, you get to decide what to do with yours.
There is so much we don't know about the future. There is so much we don't know about the pain that others suffer and how it might influence their choices. There is so much we don't know about God's plan for us personally, including which adversities he grants us by design for the strengthening of our faith, the showing of his power, and the better influence we can then have on others because of it.
No matter our trials, there is so much good that we can do. When all of this is over, I want my posterity to know that I chose to be optimistic about the future. I want to be remembered for choosing courage in the face of adversity. I want to use my own suffering for the uplifting of others in their time of need. I want to leave this world with a prayer of thanksgiving on my lips and a song in my heart. Every one of us has an important part to play. Wonderfully, mercifully, you get to decide what to do with yours.
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