Steps Through Struggle

Struggling is part of life 

it is always an upward climb.
Sometimes, the ascent is gradual
while other times, it is
Abrupt.

    They who are wise claim
    struggling can benefit

    they who are young.

What benefit can be had by struggling alone?
In the cold, on a climb up weathered steps,
where others have been, yet none remain?

    Picnics are not had in the snow.
    Rodeos are not held in hurricanes.
    People are not wed during the flood.

Struggling is not always visible.
Yet, all alive have their torments,
weaknesses, and follies. Still,
we are each expected
to carry
On.

--Grey Paladin