Burdensome Blessings

"YOU ARE BLESSED WITH A BURDEN" said the father to her blooming daughter in a movie. Many jeered as the line was said and I knew many were indeed struck. How can one see burdens as blessings? Saints did; they say their sufferings as redemptive. In our terms, "nagpapaka-martir." Yet seeing burdens as blessings from above can reshape our views of experiences- Optimism instead of pessimism. But as they say, this is easier to say than to be meant. It is easier to ask, "Can our burdens be blessings?" than answer with an affirmation. Nevertheless, we are consoled and always reminded that God never sends us things we cannot bear. Everything is a blessing, every experience holds a lesson, each person is a gift, and every burden is for our good.