Fight the current!!!

I recently read a story that I believe illustrates every human beings struggle with the difficulty of the world today and the disappointments and pitfalls we all encounter, and strive to overcome. "A man was rowing a boat against the river's strong current. He was straining hard to advance against the flow of the water-a tough task, but doable. Other boats, bigger and luxurious and containing parties of people, frequently passed him flowing downstream. The people on these boats were laughing, drinking, and at ease. Occasionally they would look over at the man battling the current and mock him. He had to fight for every inch of progress while they did very little to absolutely nothing for theirs. After a while the man grew weary of pressing against the current. Tired and discouraged, he put up the oars. For a few momenta he continued to drift upstream from the momentum, but soon came to a standstill. Then something sad and terrible happened, though still pointed upstream, his rowboat began to drift downstream with the current. Soon the man noticed another party boat. This one was different from the other party boats for-like his own rowboat-this party boat also pointed upstream, yet was flowing downstream with the current. This boat also carried people who were laughing, socializing, and at ease. Since it was pointed upstream-the direction the man had wanted to go-he decided to hop on and join them. They now became a close-knit group. Unlike the other party boats that faced and traveled downstream, this boat pointed upstream, but sadly it continued flowing downstream with the current." In life, when you strive to achieve something better or more valuable, to be GREAT, it's often harder and more tiring of a journey than what most people seem to be doing. They look like they are floating carelessly and are happily enjoying themselves, but they will end up at the bottom of the technical food chain. If we can get together on the party bus, pointed upstream, and all row in unison, we can achieve something great and have good company along the way.