About a month ago I stood with my family looking into the steep gorge of Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park. In places the canyon is so deep you cannot see the rushing water far below. On the upper edges of the canyon you can see the deep ridges cut in the rock where the river ran hundreds of years ago. It is almost beyond belief that the force of the water rushing over those rocks could in time cut a gorge several hundred feet deep, but such is the case. There is a great lesson to be learned looking at that swiftly flowing water rushing to the lake below. As we go through life there are things we want, goals we hope to reach, ambitions we hope to fulfill. The way of life, however, it is never smooth. We all have our ups and downs, our triumphs and disappointments. We see our castles tumble and our dreams fade away in the dust. What then does a man require if he is to reach his rainbows end? He needs what that mountain stream has. Force, determination, ability to twist and bend, the capacity to compromise on a course, and above all, a sense of purpose and direction. True, the water always runs downhill while your life and mind has ups and downs, but remember this, if a mountain Stream can cut its way through 200 feet of rock with nothing more than force and direction, can you not reach your goals with these same qualities?
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