In the midst of struggle, I find encouragement from my friend who tells me about a German World War proverb that captures the resilience of the German people during the most difficult time in history:

Uns geht’s gut,
Aus der Nase fliesst das Blut,
Die Beine haben sie abgehackt,
Aber uns geht’s gut

Everything’s fine
Our noses are bleeding
Our legs have been hacked off
But everthing’s fine

He says that his parents lived through World War 2 in Europe and the suffering that it brought caused them to become stronger, physically, mentally and emotionally. Everyone experiences sturggle in life. Some try to avoid it completelty while others try to go around it. Tantrics, on the other hand, face their sturggles head-on. That’s why my favorite words now are: ファイト！ and 頑張れ！