Bearing Our Own Burdens

We all have our own burdens to bear; no one is exactly that same. Some are more visible then others, there are people who’s burdens we all see, in turn these attract our sympathy. We turn to them and shower them with love and understanding. Then there are those who’s we don’t see, these individuals seem to have it all in our eyes. They seem to have no troubles, no struggles and no load to carry. We envy them, but if we knew the truth our envy would turn to sympathy. The burdens we carry that the world cannot see are usually the heaviest. Just because we don’t see them does not mean they are not there.

Each of us carries our own list of burdens and sorrows; these are our burdens and sorrows that we bear. We may wish sometimes that we could trade places with someone, and deal with their burdens and not our own, thinking our lives would be easier to deal with. But if we took someone else’s place with all its conditions, circumstances, responsibilities, cares, duties and blessings, most would cry out for their own burdens to be returned to them. Usually this is because we don’t know enough about the other person and we think they have it better than us. No one’s burdens are less or more then another’s.

Each of our burdens carry a blessing within, whether we see it at that time or not. If we reflect upon crisis’s in our lives, then remember the outcome we will understand why everything in our lives has a purpose. He who carries his burden and conquers them will be given the strength to sustain future burdens.  This is true of all of us, even our children, we must all learn to live through our mistakes and misfortunes. Each lesson is molding and shaping us into who we will ultimately become, the person we were chosen to be.