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The Blessing of Misfortune*
34 — O Misfortune, blessed be thou; for through thee I have seen the face of my
Lover.
If through misfortune one sees the face of God, then it is no longer misfortune, is it?
Obviously, far from being a misfortune, it is a blessing. And this is precisely what Sri
Aurobindo means.
When things happen which are not what we expect, what we hope for, what we want,
which are contrary to our desires, in our ignorance we call them misfortunes and lament.
But if we were to become a little wiser and observe the deeper consequences of these
very same events, we would find that they are leading us rapidly towards the Divine,
the Beloved; whereas easy and pleasant circumstances encourage us to dally on the path,
to stop along the way to pluck the flowers of pleasure which present themselves to us
and which we are too weak or not sincere enough to reject resolutely, so that our march
forward is not delayed.
One must already be very strong, very far along the way, to be able to face success and
the little enjoyments it brings without giving way. Those who can do this, those who are
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