Polishing the Diamond

Today at the devotional Bishop Burton offered an old chinese proverb he said "it is friction that polishes the diamond." He went on to explain that it is trials that teach us. Adversity is the greatest teacher there is. All the advice and words of inspiration mean nothing if we have never expereinced life. This does not mean we should seek out problems though. Trust me, they will come all by themselve. I have noticed that some people i know are always complaining about something. And i wonder, am i one of those people. I have decided that i need to smile at the cold, and bless the heat. Laugh when i fall down, and smile when i can hardly stand up straight. Bishop Burton made a very profound statement, it was something to the effect of "why build earthly anchors, when ya need to fly on high."