Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity
Sweet are the Uses of Adversity
“To strive, to seek, to find, and never to yield!” That is the motto which, through centuries, has driven people and nations forward to success.
People are afraid of adversities. They shun difficulties and want to lead a life of luxury and comfort. But the world famous poet-dramatist, Shakespeare, held a different opinion. For him the uses of adversity are sweet. He compares adversity to toads. A toad is ugly and poisonous. We hate it. But it has a jewel in its head. So also we are afraid of adversity. But it has also many sweet uses. Adversity is a blessing in disguise. It is not a curse as is generally supposed.
Misfortunes make man. They are the real test of character. One who faces difficulties comes out of the encounter better and abler. They are like a hard school master. Students are afraid of such a teacher. He takes work from them and punishes them also. But he has the good of the students at heart. He makes their career. So difficulties are also good for man in the long run. One should not be afraid of them. Difficulties train and develop long run. One should not be afraid of them. Difficulties train and develop the natural faculties of a man. Just as herbs give out their sweet fragrance when they are crushed, so a man of real ability or virtue shines all the brighter when pressed with difficulties. So we should not be afraid of difficulties but rather welcome them. They are like the better pills which the doctor gives his patient to cure him. Adversity is to our own good. It may be bitter at the time, but its uses are really sweet.
Difficulties are the ladders on which we climb to success. Look at challenges positively, find the u-turn around the signals in your life and breathe the sweet smell of victory. Nothing great can be achieved, or has ever been achieved, without grappling with difficulties. All the great men of the world are those who faced difficulties bravely and then overcame them. Those who lead a life to
“To strive, to seek, to find, and never to yield!” That is the motto which, through centuries, has driven people and nations forward to success.
People are afraid of adversities. They shun difficulties and want to lead a life of luxury and comfort. But the world famous poet-dramatist, Shakespeare, held a different opinion. For him the uses of adversity are sweet. He compares adversity to toads. A toad is ugly and poisonous. We hate it. But it has a jewel in its head. So also we are afraid of adversity. But it has also many sweet uses. Adversity is a blessing in disguise. It is not a curse as is generally supposed.
Misfortunes make man. They are the real test of character. One who faces difficulties comes out of the encounter better and abler. They are like a hard school master. Students are afraid of such a teacher. He takes work from them and punishes them also. But he has the good of the students at heart. He makes their career. So difficulties are also good for man in the long run. One should not be afraid of them. Difficulties train and develop long run. One should not be afraid of them. Difficulties train and develop the natural faculties of a man. Just as herbs give out their sweet fragrance when they are crushed, so a man of real ability or virtue shines all the brighter when pressed with difficulties. So we should not be afraid of difficulties but rather welcome them. They are like the better pills which the doctor gives his patient to cure him. Adversity is to our own good. It may be bitter at the time, but its uses are really sweet.
Difficulties are the ladders on which we climb to success. Look at challenges positively, find the u-turn around the signals in your life and breathe the sweet smell of victory. Nothing great can be achieved, or has ever been achieved, without grappling with difficulties. All the great men of the world are those who faced difficulties bravely and then overcame them. Those who lead a life to