Ballast

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In Jiri Mucha's prison journal, Living and Partly Living, he related his ability to bear his ordeals to the stabilizing ballast in the bottom of large ships. Mucha's thought was that the character strengths we learn early in life endure. They show themselves when misfortunes challenge us. These learned strengths act like a shield that lends the courage and confidence to journey forth. First, into the larger world; then, too, when the rattling broadside of Fate unexpectedly rams into us.

Ballast

Strengths of character
that stem from
our early years
can become our ballast
when adversity
throws down its gauntlet.

Misfortunes might be
our greatest wealth.
Their challenges
steel our explorations--
enabling us to journey
beyond safe harbors.

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Copyright 2001, Gary Kline 510

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.	In Jiri Mucha's prison journal, Living and Partly Living, he related his ability to bear his ordeals to the stabilizing ballast in the bottom of large ships. Mucha's thought was that the character strengths we learn early in life endure. They show themselves when misfortunes challenge us. These learned strengths act like a shield that lends the courage and confidence to journey forth. First, into the larger world; then, too, when the rattling broadside of Fate unexpectedly rams into us. Ballast Strengths of character that stem from our early years can become our ballast when adversity throws down its gauntlet. Misfortunes might be our greatest wealth. Their challenges steel our explorations-- enabling us to journey beyond safe harbors.	.