"If Everything Was Easy"

If everything was easy
and nothing made us sad
If everything was easy
and nothing turned out bad
If heartaches never happened
and tears would never flow
We'd stay such little people
and never really grow.

If everything was easy
and fell into our hands
If everything was easy
and went just like we planned
We'd take it all for granted
and feel no greater gain
For strength comes when we suffer
and wisdom comes from pain.

If everything was easy
I'd be no good to you
For how could I look at your hurt
and say I'd been there, too?
I'd be a petty person
just an infant all my days
And I'd never thank my Savior
for the sunshine's golden rays

-Author Unknown