by Cheryl Merrick
Can we know triumph without first experiencing struggle?
Accomplishment without expending effort?
Self-confidence without facing challenges?
Courage without standing up to our fears?
Faith without exercising hope?
Love without feeling sorrow?
or Compassion without enduring suffering?
Could we be truly good
without refusing the bad?
Have moral strength
without developing discipline?
Integrity without living moral principles?
Honor without showing valour?
or Strong character without
being tempered by hardships?
