Gaining Perspective

Started to read the journal of a Methodist missionary who served in China, during WWII and after. What an amazing life! Her daughter, (who I know) spent her infancy in a Japanese prison camp! Now I understand why her daughter is so easy going. It takes a lot to upset her. After living through all she's been through, I can understand that most of the things we get upset about are only minor. Sometimes we need to see the global picture to see clearly what's important and what is not. At the same time, it was interesting how some things that seem minor to us were quite significant. For instance, they had to take their own toilet seats to their prison camp and when you went to the bathroom you carrried it with you, to and from your quarters. Caring for an infant in this camp of course caused problems beyond belief. What tough people! This story is really helping me step back and look at the bigger picture of life. And of course having 5 hours of nap time yesterday has also helped!