storytime...

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

Many loudly blamed the kind for not keeping the roads clear but none did anything to get the big stone out of the way. Then, a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After a great deal of pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a coin pouch lying on the road where the boulder had been. The pouch contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removes the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others will never understand.

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's predicament (: