On one of my journeys abroad, I once met a
certain Christian lady, who confided to me that her husband was a stubborn
person and that she found it difficult to deal with him. This had led them to
the verge of divorce. I told her that this was not a real problem – the problem
was in her way of thinking. If she thought of it in a different manner, her
problems would vanish. Instead of taking him as a stubborn person, ‘stubborn’
being a negative term; she should consider him a determined person. Using
positive words makes one think in a positive manner.
I told the lady that her husband was a
determined person, and that this was a good and manly quality. A person who is
devoid of this quality does not have courage to face the challenges of life.
And, therefore, one who cannot face the challenges of life cannot achieve
success in life. The lady was a
translator by profession, and thus proficient in many languages. She was of a
gentle disposition and thus well suited to her profession. Her husband was a
manager in a multinational company, where he was required to be tough in order
to face the many challenges of the corporate world. God made her gentle, which
met the requirements of her job, while her husband was tough to meet
successfully the challenges in his profession. She should therefore have been
grateful to God instead of complaining.
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