The Double-Faced Journey

This one life meets a stone in his travels
And sees the dreaded stumbling block
That dashes his hopes and halts the journey
Another life comes across the same stone
And smiles, seeing a blessed stepping stone
That will give him a footing on the murky trail
And he thanks fortune for the valuable provision

This one life reaches a mountain in his travels
And sees the dreaded end of the road
That dashes his hopes and halts the journey
Another life comes across the same mountain
And smiles, eyes following it all the way to the peak
There at the very top will he be, to see all the glory
His heart is grateful and full of fiery anticipation

This one life encounters sunset in his travels
And sees the dreaded reign of darkness
That dashes his hopes and halts the journey
Another life comes across the same sunset
And smiles, looking forward to a starry night
The blessed moment to see the sky in all its glory
He is looking forward to a memorable experience

This one life observes clouds in his travels
And sees the dreaded stormy calamity
That dashes his hopes and halts the journey
Another life comes across the same clouds
And smiles, seeing a lovely rain in the clouds
It is coming with refreshments and nourishment
And the rain is gonna make everything green again

This one life slips and falls in his travels
And all he sees is more dreaded pitfalls
That dashes his hopes and halts the journey
Another life on the same path slips and falls as well
And smiles, taking the lesson and standing up yet again
That lesson is valuable on the next stage of his journey
And he is thankful to have learned yet another trick of life