You will always see Amos alone n the field, struggling to reach the finish line while others have longed arrived. It was obvious that he was never good with pace in the track and field events. To every other pupils, he was just a weakling, to the House Master, he was more of a liability, each day his hatred for him increases, perhaps due to frustration.
One day, Amos shocked us. It was the day the Headmistress introduced a new game- the sac race, and while virtually everyone couldn't even reach the finish line with it without difficulties, Amos came smashing everyone. I saw the thrills in his eyes as he tasted victory, it was very torrid and emotional. Eventually, he didn't only represented our house in the Inter House sports, but the school as well in the Intra School Sports, where he emerged the overall winner in the sac race. He came back with a plaque and subsequently a scholarship. Some days I imagine Amos, jumping like a kangaroo as he swings around the sac in his usual style. Nobody makes the sac race more interesting like Amos, he was so perfect in it.
Moral Lesson
You see that thing called obstruction, it is someone else's success story. Some people just need that obstruction to discover who they actually are and what they can do that they never knew they could. For Amos, all he needed to be good in the race was just a sac to obstruct his legs. For some of us, that challenge we are currently facing is just what we need to discover our true self or divine purpose.
Don't feel bad when next you come across an obstacle, look beyond it, like Balaam, that donkey must have been trying to talk to you or make you see a more clearer picture.
Arise and shine