We Do Need The Bumps

A little boy was leading his youngest sister up a steep mountain path.  The climbing was difficult, for there were many rocks in the way.  Finally, the little girl got very exasperated by the hard climb.

"This isn't a path at all.  It's rocky and bumpy," she complained to her brother.

"Sure," the brother replied.  And with a loving glance, he gave her these simple, yet wise words: "But the bumps are what you climb on."

- taken from Our Daily Bread