Refreshing

Beautiful little water fall (photo taken on a trip a couple years ago).  Notice the walking path just below it, and the stairs that will lead you out. To get from the left end of the path to the other, one must cross over, directly under the water fall. One will get wet and feel miserable for just a moment, but it is worth it, as much more beauty lies on the other side just above the stairs. But one must first be courageous and cross over and up. Life is like that. One must endure the things that cross our path, things that might be considered obstacles; and one must perhaps feel a little miserable for a while, but the journey to the other side of life's obstacles is well worth it. Call the crossing through the obstacle miserable if you want, but perhaps we can rethink that: if we strive to make it through, and make it, call it refreshing.