Once there was a great and powerful king, who ruled many lands. His most precious treasure was a diamond—the most flawless diamond in the world. Once, at a royal party, the king flaunted his diamond, passing it from guest to guest as it rested on a soft velvet pillow. Suddenly, the diamond fell and became deeply scratched.
The king summoned his diamond experts to correct the blemish. However, the distraught king learned that they could not remove the blemish without cutting the surface, thus reducing the diamond’s value.
Finally, a craftsman appeared and assured the king that he could fix the diamond without reducing its value. The self-confidence this artist displayed convinced the king to entrust the diamond’s repair to him.
Several days later, the artist returned with the diamond. The king was astonished to see that the ugly scratch had disappeared. In its place, a beautiful rose was engraved.
The scratch had become the stem of an exquisite flower.
“Failure is success . . . if we learn from it.”
another mashel Here is another example of the same type:
"When an oyster gets an irratation, it creates a pearl"!!!!
It doesn't complain and kwetch, it builds and brings to purpose to it's sufferilng and beauty to the world.
I know a magnificient coulpe who have a
family blessed with many children. Then they had triplets and one of them had an extremely severe case of cerebral palsy.
Not being able to get help here they traveled all over the world with him until they found a doctor who could alleviate part of his suffering.
And then what did they do? They got him
to donate the equipment to a hospital in Israel to help others, and then they opened a school for C.P. kids.
They turned their extreme suffering and pain into a pearl. May G-d protect us all
that we will never have such a nisiyon(trial)
but if we do, chalila, may we pass with
flying colors.