Adversity Persuasive Speech

Adversity It was the classic high school romance: she was the cheerleader, gymnast, and sprinter. He played football, basketball, and baseball. She was a junior and he was a freshman, but that didn’t matter. They spent a lot of time together- he used to either come watch her during gymnastics or call her right after practice. She went to all his games. Neither of them worked, but they had each other. Their relationship was great. On Valentine’s Day, he cooked her some chicken for dinner, and it made her throw up. She told him that she was late, so they decided that she should take a test. Finally, after four positive results, they realized that she was pregnant. They both began to cry. That night, she looked him in the eyes and made him
The way to handle adversity best is to flow with it and make the most of any new situation it presents. We must learn the rhythm of adversity so we can give ourselves permission to complain and to grieve as much as is necessary and appropriate. A great writer once said, God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them. Adversity throws up a challenge; a slip, a careless action and laziness can mean disaster or death. One has to rise to the occasion, be on the guard, put up the best of the fight with his back to the wall. This fight makes him stronger, bolder and wiser. Adversity brings out all the qualities in human beings. It makes us humble, patient and self-reliant. Humility is the mother of other virtues. Thus adversity proves to be a much better school than prosperity. The history of the world is the story of the survival of the fittest, a story of those who fought against adverse circumstances and achieved great victories.
I achieved a great victory. My dad is not someone I want or need in my life. I count my dad abandoning us as my first of many blessings. I can only imagine where I would be if he would have played an active role in my upbringing. It wouldn't be anywhere