Blitzkrieg*

The man who has no problems is out of the game.

               -Elbert Hubbard

   It is a formidable foe. When it takes an action, everything might be held back.
   A blitzkrieg. That is how I denominate the human problem. Even we invert the globe, it still exists. We can't reach the extreme end without enduring such problems. Thus, these make our lives tougher and more sophisticated. However, the intricacy of a problem depends largely to those who deal with it. One wrong move is equals to worst outcome. One sane move yields hope and chances to go steady. So, the ball is on our hands.
   Problems are just there beside us, waiting for the right time to deter our system. These possess the power of turning our cognition, emotion and behavior into chaos. As blitzkriegs, problems are silent killers. We don't even know the precise time of when we will be attacked by their battalion. They don't have swords nor spears, but they can kill. The worst thing is, what if we are not prepared at the moment of their coming? Probably, it would be a tragedy!
   Problems are definitely impediments. These are like silver chains rounded to our neck which can cause difficulty in our breathing. Then, unfavorable circumstances will come next. In fact, we can't eat and sleep well if we are experiencing a great trouble. These thoughts might be so exaggerated but possible to subsist when problems are almost there knocking at the door of our houses. Also, when we allow these problems ruin our positive outlook towards life.
         
   Always remember that everything happens for a reason. We realize such troubles in our lives as instruments of honing our character. No one can even negate that all of those successful men of today had undergone obstacles. After all, they are now prominent luminaries we admire because of their determination to move forward towards success.
   Let us take Thomas Edison as an exemplar of strong faith and outrageous courage.
   Thomas Edison was probably the greatest inventor in American history. When he first attended school in Port Huron, Michigan, his teachers complained that he was too slow and hard to handle. As a result, Edison's mother decided to take her son out of school and teach him at home. At the age of 10, he had already set up his first chemistry laboratory. Edison's inexhaustible energy and genius (which he reportedly defined as 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration) eventually produced in his lifetime more than 1,300 inventions. When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2,000 experiments before he got it to work.(Chicken Soup for the Soul, 1993)
   See how determined he was before? Well, that's the spirit!
   Thus, we can infer that life is a game consisting levels. Each level may be difficult to deal with but fulfilling as we proceed to another and more levels. We may fail but never lose hope. Continue what have just started. Instead of being badly tormented by problems, why don't we consider those as challenges that we can surpass. After all, we do have the chances and choices to do so. We are just being controlled by our emotions without even thinking first.
   Life is too short to be easily devastated by such problems. Nonetheless, we can always look for the better. If you feel blue, just pray and the burden you are carrying will be obliterated. For God may not be visually-existent but on our journey, he'll be always there by our side.
   As what Hellen Keller said, character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.

*blitzkrieg--noun. sudden overwhelming attack with powerful force.