The Will To Live

How do we develop desires?
Few will have the kind of crisis that motivated Aron Ralston, but his experience provides a valuable lesson about developing desires.
While Ralston was hiking in a remote canyon in southern Utah, an 800-pound rock shifted suddenly and trapped his right arm.
For five lonely days he struggled to free himself.
When he was abut to give up and accept death, he had a vision of a three-year-old boy running toward him and being scooped up with his left arm.
Understanding this as a vision of his future son and an assurance that he could still live, Ralston summoned the courage and took drastic action to save his lie before his strength ran out.
He broke the two bones in his trapped right arm and then used the knife in his multitool to cut off that arm.
He then summoned the strength to hike five miles for help.
What an example of the power of an overwhelming desire!
When we have a vision of what we can become, our desire and our power to act increase enormously.

-Dallin H. Oaks -Desire -April 2011 General Conference

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi