Are you Prepared?

 When my  spanish teacher passed our quizzes that I forgot to study for, I couldn't help but complain. I didn't study, and wasn't fully ready. Then my spanish teacher told me something anybody could have thought of, but it was so valuable to me at that point. He said,  "Life is a series of tests. Are you prepared for that?" The instant he said it my brain was imprinted with his simple little quote. At that moment, I realized I wasn't ready for one of life's tests, and it frightened me. It made me think if I am not ready for a test that is visual and I can see, what about the tests that aren't right in front of you and are in the emotional realm, and require great strength and even some wisdom to pass? As far as those kind of tests that come at a daily basis, I think the only way to pass these is to soak yourself in the knowledge of those elders around you that have already been through what you are going through. You learn from their mistakes and slowly day by day grow into the person you are destined to be. Are you prepared for that?