It is a very intriguing way of seeing it. And it is true. Life is here to challenge us.

We need to find a way to be happy even though life challenges us all the time. And current situation is teaching us exactly the thing we need to learn.

Question is 'Do we get it?' Maybe some do. And some don't.

It's not easy to think of it as a lesson. Yet, it is a lesson we have to take. All of us at the same time all over the world are taking the lesson.

One of the possible outcomes after overcoming this pandemic is that we are one, that it's stupid to fight each other. Everything looks trivial compare to this pandemic. Everything will be reevaluated after this pandemic.

Probably, people will be going back to their old way of thinking once this pandemic subsides. Because our thoughts are habitual, automatic most of the time. However, if we learn something from this pandemic, we can change our thoughts and then behaviors. "We are one." is the basic idea. 

"Why does this happen to me?"

This is a common response of those who gets something bad for no reason. And this time, it has happened to all of us on this planet. The Pandemic.

The situation is real and we need to cope with it. That's one thing. You can still think of it as a challenge God gives us. If you don't like the word, you can replace it with the universe. Whatever you call it, there is no difference.
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"All life is an experiment. The more you experiments you make, the better" - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

"Experience is the best teacher", people say. And I would say that it is the only teacher in true meaning of the word. You cannot be taught something without experiencing it.

It is impossible for you to understand the taste of a strawberry without eating it by yourself. It is impossible for you to know the joy of dream coming true unless actually your dream come true.

Your behaviors are results of your image you hold in your subconscious mind.

You may think the reason you don't get what you want is your lack of persistence. But the truth is you are surely persistent to the image you hold. It's not lack of persistence but mis-direction of your persistence.

Where does the direction come? The image you hold in your subconscious mind. Beliefs you have deep in you.

Whenever I feel weak, I want to listen to someone who has tremendous strength like Nick. Then, I remind myself that the strength is within me too.

Whatever happens, it depends on me, depends on my strength within. There is nothing else I can rely on. The power, the strength is mine because they are within me.

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Is it that simple?

I would say yes. At the beginning, I wasn't sure. After studying from several teachers, my conviction now is strong enough to bet my life on it.

It is the time for the test. It is the time to confirm it. It is the time for me of no returning. When things get chaotic, the true is to be proven.

"It's easier said than done", you may say. I agree with you.

However, we can actually calm our mind whatever happens in our life. The togher the situation, the harder it gets though.

Our resistance to what is is based on our own premise, expectation, judgement, hope, model. If we notice it, we can change these things when needed. Then, we can calm our mind.

"What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. " 
- Friedrich Nietzsche

It is very true and it is very hard to practice it. Because we tend to seek comfort as a living thing. Nobody wants to challenge oneself unless they have to.

If you face hardships or difficulties, you have to overcome somehow. It's not a choice anymore. Once you overcome it, you are stronger than before.