I just completed my 1000 jigsaw puzzle today. When I first started, I was sure that the pieces were incomplete. Towards the end I was frustrated and all the pieces didn't seem to make any sense. But eventually, I made it. Slowly but sure. Piece by piece. There's this particular joy and happiness when I look at the picture and remember the memory behind it, and the effort put into it. Just like life. A friend once said, "No matter how hard the puzzle, and whether you don't think you have all the pieces, if you work hard enough it will become a beautiful picture."
We all have struggles, problems and obstacles in our lives. Whether it is work problems, relationship problems, financial problems. Sometimes we feel like there's no solutions. We lose hope. We despair. We forget or ignore to remember, it's not the end of the world. "This too shall pass." Only after we go through all the misery in life can we find and feel the true beauty and purpose of life itself. Life goes on. Memories fade. Sometimes in the end we realise what seemed to matter a lot didn't matter at all, or won't matter any more. Just keep the faith, learn the lessons, and know that you are stronger than you think you could be.
