Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop. Most beef is tough. Most children grow up to be just ordinary people. Most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration. Most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. . . .
Life is like an old-time rail journey—delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, quoted by Gordon B. Hinckley
http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=viewitem&id=1018
2 comments:
What an interesting and thoughtful quote. Life is not a fairy story but a wonderful tale nonetheless.
Duchess, a friend posted this on FB a few days ago, and I wanted to repost, but it was attributed to President Hinckley, and though I vaguely remembered the passage, it didn't sound like something President Hinckley would write. Turns out, he did say it, but he wasn't the first to do so.
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