Life reminds us that not everything is within our control. We make plans, we dream, we work, but there are occasions when, despite our best efforts, things turn out to be different than we expected. It is simple to be disappointed in such a moment, and that may well be the lesson of letting go. Releasing does not mean abandoning, it is believing the delay, the detour, the struggle contains within itself some latent wisdom. Every difficulty makes us what comfort never had the power to make. Instead of saying “Why me?”, maybe we should begin to say, What is this teaching me? Growth can be painful, though it is never in vain.