Looking for Diamonds – Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” Once discovered, such opportunities are like valuable diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago Steve spoke at church about how we are surrounded by “diamonds,” if we could only recognize them. A man stopped by to see him. He remembered the person as someone who had suffered through a painful divorce and was examining his life’s priorities. His outstretched hand contained a small, plastic gem stone.
“Steve stepped on this gem stone when he was leaving the seminar hall last Sunday,” he explained. “It became lodged in the sole of his shoe. You had spoken about recognizing opportunities – diamonds. He put the plastic stone in his pocket to remind him to look for those diamonds that he need.
“I have been trying to sell my business,” he continued to say to Steve. On Monday morning, a man stopped by who seemed interested in purchasing some of his stock. He thought, ‘Here’s my diamond – don’t let it get away!’ He sold the entire stock to him by noon.
“Now,” he said through a broad smile, “my next diamond is to find a new job!”
Not long afterward, he did find a new – and better – job. He resolved to keep his gem stone with him from then on as a reminder to look for diamonds as he digs through the difficulties of life.
Late Richard DeVos the co founder of Amway was accurate when he pointed out, “This is an exciting world. It is cram-packed with opportunity. Great moments wait around every corner.” Those moments are diamonds that, if left unrecognized, will be forever lost.
Are you looking for diamonds every day? If not, you may easily pass them by! Perhaps there is a diamond of opportunity hidden in that difficulty you’re experiencing now.
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