Who had the last laugh?

And now look at this picture:

Now who do you think had the last laugh? -- me up on that mountain? (referring to previous blog) ... or Him?... bound, mocked and persecuted, yet having done nothing wrong... Who do you think had the final victory? Me or Him?

I consume nothing but pain and blood,
and you, the finest delicacies;
and of course after each feast,
you may want to take a nap.
So just go back to sleep.
--Rumi

So if you're suffering, if you're in a difficult situation, be strong, know that the Masters suffered before us, and yet they have the final victory. "Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."

And if we're not suffering, it doesn't mean we need to go looking for sufferings, but we do need to watch and pray always, using our time wisely, because the time will come when our foundations are tested. If we're caught unaware then all that we've worked for will be destroyed. "The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."