Obstacles in our way

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 King
for not keeping the roads clear, but
none did anything about getting the
stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a
load of vegetables. Upon approaching
the boulder, the peasant laid down his
burden and tried to move the stone to
the side of the road. After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded.
After the peasant pickeof
vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in
the road where the boulder had been.
The purse contained many gold coins
and a note from the King indicating that
the gold was for the person who
removed the boulder from the roadway.
The peasant learned what many of us
never understand! Every obstacle
presents an opportunity to improve our
condition.