This article by Bruce E. Brown of Proactive Coaching, from the Leadership collection, shares an extended passage from author Joseph Marshall III in which a Lakota grandfather teaches his grandson about strength. The passage explains that life's storms are not trying to knock you down but to teach you to be strong, and that we only need to be strong enough to stand.
Introduction
From one of my favorite authors, Joseph Marshall III
A Lacota grandfather talking to his grandson:
The Grandfather's Words
"Life gives an opportunity to gain strength. Strength comes from facing the storms of life, from knowing loss, feeling sadness and heartache, from falling into the depths of grief. You must stand up in the storm. You must face the wind and the cold and the darkness. When the storm blows hard, you must stand firm, for it is not trying to knock you down, it is trying to teach you to be strong.