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I& #39;m feeling a little sober so I want to reflect a little on life and the persistent nature of hardship.
When I turned 20, my mom told me; "You& #39;re either in a crisis, getting out of a crisis or heading into a crisis".
It seemed such a pessimistic slant on it
When I turned 20, my mom told me; "You& #39;re either in a crisis, getting out of a crisis or heading into a crisis".
It seemed such a pessimistic slant on it
As I grew older, I experienced my fair share of successes but sure enough, hard times were constant.
It seemed impossible to be happy for 3 days straight, there seemed to be some misfortune lurking in the shadows.
It seemed impossible to be happy for 3 days straight, there seemed to be some misfortune lurking in the shadows.
And then there were the really big misfortunes; periods of lows so bad that life itself would seem to end. I came to realize that I needed a working protocol for adversity; adversity is not a glitch of existence or a bug, it is an essential irremovable feature
At varying periods of my life, hardship has seemed to reach a crescendo and I try to remember the words of Peter, the hero of Hugh Walpole& #39;s novel & #39;Fortitude& #39;
I& #39;ll quote mainly from Obafemi Awolowo;
After life had done terrible things to Peter he heard a voice that
said to him, among other things, "Blessed be all sorrow, hardships
and endurance that demand courage. Blessed be these things: for of
these things cometh the making of a man
After life had done terrible things to Peter he heard a voice that
said to him, among other things, "Blessed be all sorrow, hardships
and endurance that demand courage. Blessed be these things: for of
these things cometh the making of a man
My working protocol is simple; in times of plenty, I learn to be calm and take it for what it is, a simple upturn of fortunes.
When the bad times come, although it is a tad more difficult, I try to embrace it with the same calm and composure.
When the bad times come, although it is a tad more difficult, I try to embrace it with the same calm and composure.
