I used to go ice skating every Friday and Saturday night as a teen in town. Mom would drop me off and pick me up. Often I would leave the rink a little early and go sit outside to wait on her. A 5 foot neon sign was my waiting place. I could sit directly behind it in the shadows and people-watch.
One Friday night it had been misting rain as I waited for my ride. The light from the sign glanced off a spider web between the sign and the wooden post attached to the sign. Without any thought I picked up a stick and with one swipe destroyed the web.
The next night, again I was sitting in the same exact spot. Something glistening caught my eye and there it was... another spider web in the same exact spot. I didn't reach for a stick this time.. but instead watched in amazement as this spider rebuilt her home. My guilt from the previous night soon turned to awe. She busily and precisely swung back and forth, working what appeared to be effortlessly on the home I had destroyed. The web was bigger and stronger and the mist made it sparkle like diamonds.
That spider taught me a lesson of great value that night.. and I have used that lesson many times over the years. This spider did not moan and groan, cast blame or just gave up on rebuilding.. she simply started over and embraced her new home.All of us, at one time or another, have had a swipe of a hand.,, whether it was our own hand or that of someone else.. to carelessly tear us down. Casting blame, wallowing in pity or giving up accomplishes nothing. We have 2 choices in life. Either give up or rebuild what has been damaged or destroyed. Giving up as never been a choice to me. When I get knocked down, I simply get back up and move on. It's not always easy.. but giving up would seemingly be more difficult to do. Amazing what we can learn from Gods' little creatures.. even the creepy-crawly ones.

..well said!! and interesting!

Wonderful wisdom in your write...

In Proverbs 14, it speaks of a wise woman, how with wisdom she builds her home, your writing brought this to my mind..
loved the application.