A ship kept in a bottle is perfect. All the details are carefully taken care of, each piece is exactly in the right spot. How wonderful it would be if your life could be 'built' and kept in the same way. You tend to believe that it can. You often think that, if you do everything the way it should be done, all things simply have to go well. Unfortunately, life is not made like a ship in a bottle. Instead, it resembles a ship in the ocean, where changes in weather can be expected any time. A ship navigating unknown waters (even 'known', at times) is never sure of what the next challenge is. When the storm comes, the wise ship - or, rather, the wise captain - does not try to fix it. He knows it can't be done. He accepts it, and does his best. But, in the end, the ship must surrender to a force beyond its power. It realizes it is not 'always' in control because an unexpected storm may suddenly materialize, with no warning. Your life (and everybody else's) is the same. Good happenings and bad happenings are bound to occur. It's up to you to choose how to react to both.
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