Facing up problem!

When i face problems, running away sometimes seems like the easiest solution.



You can run away, of course. That freedom exists. But it is a very small, petty freedom. It only leads to a life of great hardship, a life in which you will be powerless, weak and completely frustrated.



Alongside this small freedom, however, exists a much greater freedom. The Japanese novelist Eiji Yoshikawa writes, Great character is forged through hardship. Only by polishing yourself through repeated difficulties can you build a self that sparkles as brightly as a gem. When you have developed such a state of being, nothing will faze you. You will be free. You will be victorious. Hardships will even become enjoyable. Daring to take on tough challenges-that in itself is immense freedom.



You may run away from hard work and effort, declaring yourself a free spirit, but you can not run away from yourself, from your own weakness, personality and destiny. It is like trying to run from your own shadow. It is even more impossible to escape from the sufferings of aging, sickness and death inherent in the human condition. The more you try to avoid hardships, the more doggedly they pursue you, like so many relentless hounds chasing at your heels. Thats why its important that you turn and face your troubles head-on.



The springtime of our youth is meant to be lived with our faces turned toward the sun. As a season of growth youth is a time of both great joy and great suffering. it is filled with problems and worries of all kinds. But rather than run away from them, the key is to keep seeking the sun, to keep moving in the direction of the sunlight, to challenge the pain and agony that are part of growing up.



Never give in to defeat. The hardships you experience now will all contribute to your growth. Therefore, the important thing is to keep pressing forward no matter how tough or painful the going may get.

Youth is the time to develop a spirit of persistence. And those who keep striving for improvement remain youthful no matter what their age. Conversely, those who fail to do so, event if they are young in years, will be old and weak in spirit.



Life if battle to win ultimate and unlimited freedom. Buddhism teaches the concept of using our negative tendencies and sufferings as springboard to happiness, to forging within our lives a state of unsurpassed freedom.