Where there is struggle there is life

Uncle Bernie grew up on a farm in Canada. When he was four years old his dad woke him up at 3:00 in the morning.
"Cup" his dad said, "get up. We have to go down to the barn." Cup was his father's nickname for Uncle Bernie. In German it means "the head" and in his family it was his father's way of calling Bernie "The Smart One".

When they got to the barn a mare was giving birth to a foal.
"Cup, what do you see?" his father asked.
"I see a momma horse having a baby," Bernie replied.
The mare was in trouble and his father had to reach in and turn the foal.
"Cup, what do you see?" his father asked.
"I see a baby horse coming out."
"Cup what do you see?" he asked again."I see a baby horse shivering on the straw."
"Cup, what do you see now?" his father asked.
"I see the baby horse trying to stand up and the momma horse licking it."
"Cup, what do you see?" his father continued to prod.
"I see the baby horse struggling to stay on its feet."
"Cup, what do you see now?" he asked.
"I see the baby horse standing on weak legs and the mother nuzzling it."
"Cup, what does it mean?" he asked.
"Daddy, I don't know."
"Cup, it means that where there is struggle there is life," he answered.


-Story from Zig Ziglar's Site
Original Article can be seen here http://www.ziglar.com/embrace_the_struggle.php