If you refuse to let circumstances, relationships, or love shape your life, you will stop growing even if you don’t stop aging. We cannot change into the things we want to be if we cocoon ourselves away from people and difficult situations. Wisdom comes from living the life that God places in front of you. It is your road to walk, and at times it will be extremely difficult, but the stumbling blocks are not the end of the trail. If you do not move beyond them and keep in the direction that is laid before you, you will stop, perhaps for an eternity, and will miss out on some wonderful blessings.
neumatikos 