Friday, January 16, 2009
The stronger the wind, the stonger the trees.
A few years back my mom put a copy of a quote by J. Willard Marriott in my room that states,"Good timber does not grow with ease the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees." I have loved it since the day I read it. I enjoyed the reference of wind and trees and its relation to trials. It took me a few times of really reading it and thinking about it to understand it clearly and have it apply to my life in many circumstances. This quote took hold of my emotions and made an impact on how I viewed the situations I have been in and the events that have occurred in my life. As trees grow, the more wind they recieve the stronger they are and more ready to handle larger winds as they grow older. Like the wind, we all face trials. When we are young, if we can turn our trials around and see that as we face each on we are growing stronger, we too will be ready for the "larger winds" or trials that face us as we grow older. I really enjoy the symbolism in this quote.
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I really like this quote, it is another of my favorities. I think it's quotes like these that get us through the hard and tough times, because they remind us that nothing is impossible. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," Right? Great quote!
This quote really puts things in perspective. It shows that even though your trials seemed to hard to bear at the time, they have made you stronger, better, and more resilient.
I've heard this analogy before and I really like it a lot. Also have you heard the one about purifying silver? Basically in order to make silver pure, you heat it until you can see your reflection in it. Its like God refining us and making us better until we are like Him. Cool stuff. What other meanings do you think your quote could have?
That is a great quote, one that we can all live by. It's cool how it can actually relate to the Gospel as well.
I agree with everyone who commented on this. This is probably what you would call a "pick me up" quote and life would be so hard without them! These quotes that are usually quite simple generally have the biggest influence in how we govern our lives. Good choice!
I don't think I have ever heard this quote before but it seems to apply to any aspect of life that appears to be too difficult to handle. It is in times like these that this quote would matter most.
I think this quote is amazing! I have been through hard times in my life but hearing this quote and others like it just reminds me that everything I go through is making me stronger.
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