In order to grow, you have to struggle through the learning process. You’ll find sometimes that you’re faced with seemingly impossible challenges. Have heart! The bumps and bruises are necessary to make you a stronger person. As children, we all went through tough times in school. Some subjects were easy, others seemingly impossible. The same is true in adult life. By accepting that you will have to grapple with difficulties, your growth process becomes much easier.
Take the case of Daniel Kish, the blind man who can stroll a city without assistance. When he first learned to walk using echolocation, more than once he hit telephone poles. He didn’t detect them because he was learning his new sense. Each encounter sent him to the dentist for broken teeth. The same thing happened when he learned to ride a bike. He persevered. He didn’t give up on himself. He can now “see” the world around him. Do the same for yourself and expand your skills. It’ll be worth the bumps and bruises.
“Just because I do what I do doesn’t mean I escaped adolescence, all the bumps and bruises that go along with it.” — Anna Paquin
The link to the radio broadcast about Daniel Kish is below:
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/544/batman
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