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在非洲草原上，常常有這樣一種令人吃驚的畫面：當一隻幼羚羊剛剛能夠飛奔時，在獵豹和猛獅的緊緊追捕下，那些成年羚羊往往引領著小羚羊們箭似地奔出平坦的開闊地，然後引領著幼羚羊們奔向險峻的山嶺。

動物學家們驚訝地發現，羚羊們逃命的山嶺往往是附近最陡峭、懸崖最多的山嶺，尤其是那些陡峭的山崖，那裡往往是羚羊們的逃生首選之地。

每當獵豹和雄獅氣勢洶洶地追來時，帶隊的羚羊會在一瞬間一躍而起，牠果斷地引領著羚羊們的浩蕩隊伍，避開重重攔截，向距離最近的山峰奔去。

其實，一隻成年的壯羚羊如果在草原上飛奔起來，那些快如閃電的獵豹和雄獅也是很難追上牠的，牠矯健地在草原上左右盤旋，就是跑得最快的獵豹也常常對它望塵草及。

那麼，羚羊們為什麼在生命的攸關的時候卻要給自己選擇一片懸崖呢？

當一隻幼羚羊剛剛學會在大草原上飛跑時，由於奔跑的動力不大，牠的腹肌並沒有被最大化的拉開，所以，既使牠撒開四蹄拚命奔跑，
奔跑的步幅也不過是三公尺左右。

但當一隻幼羚羊在獵豹和雄獅的瘋狂追逐下，被成年羚羊引領上峰頂，前無生路面對懸崖時，在後邊獵豹和雄獅的一步步虎視眈眈逼近下，
在成年羚羊悲壯地捨命一躍中，那些幼羚羊也都會悲壯地攢下自己所有的力量，像一張徹底拉滿的弓，然後毀滅性地拚命一躍，讓自己從懸崖上箭一樣地射出去。

幸運的羚羊，牠們會躍過深淵，跳到對面的山坡或峰頂上，就是那些不幸的羚羊，牠們也是躍落到淵底或躍落到懸崖斷壁上，由於牠們的身體
柔韌和矯健，牠們不會遭到多大的損傷。

而那些把羚羊們逼上懸崖的獵豹和雄獅，基於自己的身軀太過龐大和沉重，面對那些奮身一躍的羚羊，往往束手無策空手而歸。

最大的不同是，經過躍崖的幼羚羊們，在剛剛躍崖後，牠們的腹肌都有程度不同的拉傷，但拉傷很快恢復後，牠們飛奔的步幅明顯已經增長了，差不多可以達到近四公尺，這樣的步幅，就是在草原上飛奔起來，雄獅和獵豹們往往是望塵莫及的。

動物學家終於明白羚羊們給自己一片懸崖的目的了。

給自己一片懸崖，給自己的命運一片懸崖，絕地往往可讓你重生，絕境才會給生命創造出神話和奇蹟。

不管喜不喜歡，它都只是個片段

生命，不會只是一帆風順有高潮，當然也會有低潮的時候；

但是，不管是怎樣的情況總是不會逗留太久；

於是，學會去接受它解決它放開它，不管喜不喜歡，它都只是個片段。

我有位女性朋友，非常地會賺錢，

在目前這樣不景氣的情況下，她每月依舊保持著月入百萬的紀錄，

只是這些賺進來的錢又輾轉的送到別人的口袋去了。

因為前幾年她和朋友一起做生意失敗積欠了許多債務，

於是，她開始放下身段做起業務的工作來，

每天看著她早出晚歸從無埋怨可言，

好像那些千萬的債務不存在一般，

絲毫沒有將她的士氣給擊垮。

她的臉上仍是用著一雙迷人的雙眼注視著，

用著開朗的笑聲來溫暖每個朋友。

有天，我好奇的問了她難道妳沒有埋怨過嗎？

她只回了這麼一句話『不管喜不喜歡，它都只是個片段。』

最壞的情況我都已經遇過了，我想再壞也壞不到哪裡去了，

所以我明白低潮過後，高潮就不遠了。

妳說這樣讓想我還有什麼好抱怨的，

既然抱怨也改變不了事實，

那麼我何不學習去接受它，同時去改變我的心態呢！

因為她的一番話給了我很大的省思，

同時讓我對於很多事有了更開闊的想法，

人生不過就是這樣地有趣，只要你懂得去適應它，

不管喜不喜歡，它都只是個片段，

別讓低潮的氣壓，埋藏了自己的熱情了。

One day, a small oppening appeared on a cocoon; a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.
Then, it seems to stop making any progress.

It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could not go any further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and opened the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily.

But it had a withered body, it was tiny and shrivelled wings.
The man continued to watch because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would open, enlarge and expand, to be able to support the butterfly’s body, and become firm.
Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a withered body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man, in his kindness and his goodwill did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening, were God’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings, so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes, struggles are exactly what we need in our life.

If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as we could have been. Never been able to fly.
I asked for Strength... And God gave me difficulties to make me strong.

Iasked for Wisdom... And God gave me Problems to solve.

I asked for prosperity... And God gave me a Brain and Brawn to work.
I asked for Courage….. And God gave me obstacles to overcome.

I asked for Love... And God gave me Troubled people to help.
I asked for Favors... And God gave me Opportunities.

"I received nothing I wanted... But I received everything I needed."
Live life without fear, confront all obstacles and evince that you can overcome them.