Adversity teaches much more…..
My best teacher in life has been adversity,
It has taught me more than anyone could,
Every one of its lessons I understood;
It also taught me the virtues of scarcity.
When things for us are hunky-dory and nice,
Life is comfy and no lessons come our way.
We are so busy with activities of day to day,
That we don’t notice euphoria comes with a price.
Adversity teaches and also makes us learn fast,
It can be seen as a form of on the job training.
The first thing it teaches is how to live without complaining,
And then to look at happiness without contrast.
It is in adversity that a man’s true character comes out,
Something that was lying under a mask.
Whilst in success a man in his own glory may bask,
Adversity for the same man may prove a knockout.
….than easy life ever did.
Author: Sunbyanyname
I have done a long stint in the Indian Navy that lasted for nearly thirty seven years; I rose as far as my somewhat rebellious and irreverent nature allowed me to. On retirement, in Feb 2010, the first thing that occurred to me, and those around me, was that I Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (you will find an article with this title in this blog) and hadn't lost all my noodles and hence thought of a blog titled 'This 'n That'. I later realised that every third blog is called 'This 'n That' and changed the name to 'Sunbyanyname'. I detest treading the beaten track. This blog offers me to air 'another way' of looking at things. The idea is not just to entertain but also to bring about a change. Should you feel differently, you are free to leave your comments. You can leave comments even when you agree and want to share your own experience about the topic of the blog post. Impudent or otherwise, I have never been insousciant and I am always concerned about the betterment of community, nation and the world. I hope the visitors of this blog would be able to discern it.
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Adversity causes most people to break
and
*Few to break the records*.
.
Most innovations happen at the time of War
.
In general men are like tea bags they perform only when in hot waters
.
Adversity is an eye opener as to who is actually standing by,
beyond lips
.
And most importantly,
it is God’s way to activate our energies to achieve Our potential as individual
(or a rather small group – War time).
.
Considered as attached by the supreme lord and working out positively with absolute faith, there is nothing like adversity.
.
As Socrates suggested to a young man who did not want to marry and agreed to do so if Socrates (whose wife was known all over Athens to be a battle axe Google are you in cold boiling water on his head and his half face was burnt) so suggested,
imagining that Socrates will never suggest any one to get married
.
but this response was
.
you must marry if you get a good wife you will have great time and if you don’t you will become Socrates in fact you have no way to lose.
.
That’s how adversity has to be viewed !!
🙏
Salute to all those who do ✌✌
Thank you for your inputs Rakesh, both erudite and humorous.
Adversity causes most people to break
and
*Few to break the records*.
.
Most innovations happen at the time of War
.
In general men are like tea bags- they perform only when in hot waters
.
Adversity is an eye opener as to who is actually standing by,
Beyond lips
.
And most importantly,
it is God’s way to activate our energies to achieve Our potential as individual
(or a rather small group – War time).
.
Considered as Created by the supreme Lord and working out positively with absolute faith, there is nothing like adversity.
.
As Socrates suggested to a young man who did not want to marry and agreed to do so if Socrates…
(whose wife was known all over Athens to be a battle axe, who threw boiling water on his head and his half face was burnt)
.. so suggested, imagining that Socrates will never suggest any one to get married
.
but His response was
.
You must marry if you get a good wife you will have great Life,
and if you don’t, you will become Socrates. In fact you have a Winner in both the situations.
.
That’s how adversity has to be viewed !!
🙏
Salute to all those who do ✌✌