If you do not cross the meadow thickly covered

If you do not cross the meadow thickly covered
in weeds,
You will never reach the village dusted with
falling blossoms.

from The Mirror of Zen by Zen Master So Sahn

Commentary:


Or as my father always says: "forefront the agony." There is also another saying that goes something like: "anything worth having is worth working hard for." But I like the way Zen Master So Sahn says it.