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[[File:Oyster.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|Oyster with a pearl inside it.]]

[[File:Oyster.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|Oyster with a pearl inside it.]]

In my essay [[Essay: Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life|Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life]] wrote:

In my essay [[Essay: Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life|Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life]] I wrote:

{{Cquote|One of my favorite parables is the parable of the oyster and the sand where the irritation of the sand causes the oyster to produce a beautiful pearl. It encapsulates life where overcoming problems - including evil or immature men - produces character, creativity and skill development. It can also cause us to leave inferior opportunities and pursue superior opportunities. For example, if you work for a company with lower standards in terms of the quality of workers they hire, the irritations of working in such an environment may cause you to seek work where you are working with people of a much higher caliber. And often the compensation is higher at a better company.

{{Cquote|One of my favorite parables is the parable of the oyster and the sand where the irritation of the sand causes the oyster to produce a beautiful pearl. It encapsulates life where overcoming problems - including evil or immature men - produces character, creativity and skill development. It can also cause us to leave inferior opportunities and pursue superior opportunities. For example, if you work for a company with lower standards in terms of the quality of workers they hire, the irritations of working in such an environment may cause you to seek work where you are working with people of a much higher caliber. And often the compensation is higher at a better company.