Life is Difficult
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems cause___31___, anger, fear or despair. These are___32___feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life___33___an endless series of problems, it is___34___difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.
Yet it is in this process of___35___and solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems call forth our___36___and our wisdom. It is only because of problem that we grow___37___and spiritually. When we want to encourage the___38___of the human spirit, we encourage the human capacity to solve problems, just as in school we deliberately___39___problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of confronting and resolving that we learn. It is for this reason that ___40___people learn not to fear but actually to welcome problems and actually to welcome the pain of problems.