Everyone is on a path of difficulty and trials. We face these trials every day, sometimes we work hard to solve them. On the other hand, sometimes people are afraid of problems that arise. Sometimes we will try to escape them, but they will worsen them in our lives and in our minds. Until one day we decide to act, the moment we decide to solve the problem will be the day we can change and permanently eliminate the problem from our lives. However, if we do not show courage and give opportunities to solve our problems, we may be filled with fear. Fear can pervade our lives and we may remain stuck, never moving forward, never solving the problem. Addressing and solving problems is a difficult action you do to relieve pressure from your life and free yourself from it completely. While reading M. Scott Peck's book A Road Less Traveled (1978), Peck explains helpful ideas that can guide us on the path to addressing and solving problems that come our way. The biggest one for me is finding the courage to face my problems head on, without any doubt, what I'm doing is not right. It is in this whole process of meeting and solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the frontier that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems require our courage and wisdom; rather, they create our courage and wisdom. It is only thanks to problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. When we want to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we challenge and encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as we deliberately set problems for our children to solve in school. (p. 16) I considered how problems require my wisdom and courage and how I sometimes shy away from...... middle of paper ...... n. He is there to give us help and a learning experience that we all came here to receive. To support us and receive life lessons that our Heavenly Father teaches. Being on the right path, no matter how difficult it is, we must always remember that it will transform us from a decent little cottage into a magnificent palace. Works Cited Ashton, Marvin J. (November 1986). Shake off the chains with which you are bound. Ensign in Conference Report.Hafen, Bruce C. (October 1983). The willingness to learn from pain. Ensign, pp.63-66.Lewis, C.S. (1980). Pure Christianity. New York: Simon and Schuster, pp. 123-126. Peck, M. Scott. (1978). The road less travelled. New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., pp. 15-18.Ward, D. L. (2006). Problems: a means to what can be. Unpublished manuscript, Department of English, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho.