"The life of an archer is more precious than that of a bow. An archer, who is overburdened by his bow, never hits the target".
I was immediately reminded of the depth of poetic wisdom possessed by Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev Goswami. One day when a group of young and inexperienced devotees approached Sridhar Maharaj, complaining about the injustices they he had faced and the misery they were feeling. Sridhar Maharaj said compassionately, " a bad workman quarrels with his own tools".more