- "Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is just like an old time rail journey-delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."
I shared this quote with a friend one time, and they expressed to me how they didn't understand why I liked this quote so much. They found it rather depressing, not inspiring. I can see where they are coming from though. This quote doesn't make life seem too exciting or special. It simply states that life...is just life.
But I love it so much because it always makes me stop and ponder on my own life...where I have been, and where I'm going. It helps me to reevaluate my attitude and my outlook. Life really can be many times just full of sidetracks, dust, jolts, etc. But, even through the jolts and sidetracks of life, if we are always grateful for what we do have and for what is wonderful on our journey, we can always come out of it, and find ourselves coming encounter with beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. Heavenly Father has given us this mortal life to experience different trials and challenges so that we may experience growth, strength, change in character, and eventually true joy and happiness. Even through times of struggle and sadness, or a life thought to be just plain dull or monotonous, we can find joy. This joy is found through the simple things of life, and through our all-knowing and all-loving Father in Heaven and our Savior. For me, I am personally grateful for my "ride" on the "old time rail journey". Trials and challenges have come and gone, and these have brought to pass the experiences, opportunities, and growth, that make me the person I am today.
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