What do you think of when you hear the word "gravity." Probably something along the lines of "What goes up, must come down." True. What goes up, does come down. Gravity is the force that weighs us down towards the earth. It's what causes us to trip, stumble, and fall. But did you ever stop to think of the benefits of gravity? First of all, it's the only thing keeping us rooted to the ground. Without it, we'd have little control over our bodies. We'd start to float off towards space and we wouldn't be able to stop. What a scary thought! Second of all, there must be an opposition to all things. If nothing was weighing us down, we wouldn't have to pick ourselves up. We learned how to walk only because we stubbled as kids.
There have been a lot of things pressing down on me lately: school, work, church duties, etc., but it's come to my attention that it's the hard things, not the easy things, that really matter in self discovery and personal progression. This current semester has been a lot like jumping out of a plane; I didn't know what to expect or whether I could handle it or not. But I have many things acting as my parachute: friends, family, textbooks, the gospel, and the spirit. It's hard, but I'm actually enjoying myself.
It's important to understand that "gravity" is here to help us grow and learn. It's a force pulling us down so that we can learn to pick ourselves back up.
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