"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Yesterday, I began to talk about, "Your Worth Determines Your Pain". We are using gold as the object of discussion in likeness to man's worth. Like gold, we're precious and invaluable, but we MUST have to go through the PROCESS to arrive at the PALACE. Hence, our trials, so we can attain our true worth.
When gold ore is mined, it is very
undesirable, and hence outwardly appears worthless, and unattractive.
That it LOOKS unattractive in it's unrefined state doesn't change the
fact that it's still gold. It'll remain worthless until it has been
refined. The first step in the refining process, I want us to consider
is; The Breaking.
The refiner begins by breaking up the "rough" ore. It is hardened rock, encased with unwanted minerals that reduce the value of gold. The breaking process is necessary to begin the refining process. The Breaking, is to expose the highly valuable gold hidden in the rocky ore. Even though that rock has valuable, and rare attributes, no one will value it, because in that state, its worth is within - it's hidden.
The refiner begins by breaking up the "rough" ore. It is hardened rock, encased with unwanted minerals that reduce the value of gold. The breaking process is necessary to begin the refining process. The Breaking, is to expose the highly valuable gold hidden in the rocky ore. Even though that rock has valuable, and rare attributes, no one will value it, because in that state, its worth is within - it's hidden.
