The Realities of Life Life operates on certain irrefutable pillars. It is just what takes place in life. You do not have to agree with it nor does life try to justify it. It just is. Gravity pulls objects towards the earth. Regardless of how intelligent a man may present himself or whatever his ethnicity, his social status or his religious connections, if he throws himself off of a high building regardless of whether he believes in gravity or not, he will crash towards earth in the same way as a poor fool. That is a fact of life. I want to share with you some more facts of life. 1. Not everyone will like you. I have met some really nice people in life. They are considerate, kind and giving. Those people will never consciously hurt another person. Yet, for every one of those nice people there are persons who just cannot stand being around these nice people. You cannot please everybody in life no matter how hard you try. Accept that some will dislike you and may even wish you harm. Christ was no exception and you would not be either. There are some people who frustrate themselves trying to please everybody they meet. If you do that you …show more content…
Circumstances will challenge you. Life is about overcoming challenges and learning to circumvent people who become stumbling blocks. Challenges and people are not our problems. It is our ability to overcome and rise above them. When you focus your energy on people and your circumstances you put out too much energy in futility. Jim Rohn said that “for things to change you must change.” It is how you deal with what you are dealing with that helps you to properly deal with it. Sometimes we get distracted with the negative people in our lives and inadvertently allow those same people to convert us into a negative and unhappy person. Use the negative people and bad circumstances in your life to propel you. Take charge of you and what happens to you. Never surrender your future and your happiness to
Living in Conditions that Ultimately Made Them Stronger John Quincy Adams once stated, “patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” In the world today, obstacles have an impact on the way one goes about their respective life. These obstacles range from emotions to illness to social class. How one interprets those obstacles decides whether that life goes down as a success or failure. As a society, we often admire those who take their obstacles and use them to create a better life.
Francis Nosike 09/24/16 AP Literature Mr. Amoroso Death cannot be explained because it’s not a living entity; it’s the transformation from a physical state to dust. In the novel Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya; Antonio, the protagonist, witnessed three deaths that fostered his religious ambivalence. Therefore, the three deaths formulated a cycle of inquiries that lead to the constant statement, ‘anyone could die.’ No living soul on this plain could ever explain how death operates. The abstract conception of death itself is challenging, but with time, we slowly begin to comprehend the ‘true’ nature of death and what it brings to us.
If no one is willing to face the obstacles in life then they won't be able to enjoy it
We all believe that when things are going perfectly it is never going to change, in that instant we think that we are going to be happy for the rest of our lives. What we never think about is that our happiness could disappear in a matter of seconds and we should always be ready. Sometimes we have to realize that we can’t only be dreamers but we have to also learn how to be
Life can be difficult, and people every day have to endure their own type of adversity, but adversity isn’t limited to just one problem but an array of difficulties. These problems can appear from many factors may it be a physical, mental, or social situation. The problems of adversity can be seen in the book The Other Wes Moore, as throughout the book, both of the Moore’s have faced different problems, with one overcoming, and the other being stuck with obstacles. When anyone is in the face of adversity, being guided to overcome will lead to success, while the less guided will lead to more stresses. Any type of adversity can emerge at any time, but the best way to overcome it is to find guidance.
No matter how someone may be living their life there will always be obstacles to face. Everyday someone may face an obstacle they come across by and figuring out how to overcome something. Wheather it is a work related obstacle or a school obstacle there are many possibilites and opportunities to over come these series obstacles. Malcolm X wasn't an ordinary inmate in a prison. From being in a prison he was trying to become an educated man.
After the obstacles he has overcame Walt Disney once said “All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” Everyone has a time in there life where they need to get passed something that is in there way. When this time or times come everyone would find a way to get through it, whether it is asking for help or doing it on their own. When someone says the word adversity one would say you have to be hard working, determined, and strong would pop into their mind.
Learning how to face your hardships and succeed They are negative situations that can compel an impact in your life and could teach you to become better than what you are and push you to succeed in life. Tragedy and hardships act as sources of motivation for betterment and perseverance. Teenagers often have to endure hardship and tragedies that motivate them to better themselves.
Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1: l, New International Version). This is where it all began. God’s perfect Creation included night and day, sky and land and sea, the moon and the stars, all the birds and fish and animals, and humankind. Man quickly messed it up and the Fall hit hard. No more was humanity right with God.
Barriers throughout someone’s lifetime could shatter them, or help them to build and become a better person. Either way, it is a decision one makes on their own. Some people’s hardships are worse than others, but that does not mean it was not tough for them to handle. Conflicts could even help shape the person going through a tough time. Simone Biles was determined to become stronger from her challenges, mentally and physically.
Life is full of influences, everyday we are inspired or tempted to make a choice in our life. One thing that may influence your life is hardships, which could lead to major changes in our life. An NBA player by the name of Dwight Howard went through major hardships when he played for the Orlando Magic. Dwight was a superstar player at the time, but feuds between his coach and teammates caused his team to convert to one of the worst teams in the NBA.
Truth and happiness are two things people desire, and in the novel, an impressive view of this dystopia’s two issues is described. In this society, people are created through cloning. The “World State” controls every aspect of the citizens lives to eliminate unhappiness. Happiness and truth are contradictory and incompatible, and this is another theme that is discussed in “Brave New World” (Huxley 131). In the world regulated by the government, its citizens have lost their freedom; instead, they are presented with pleasure and happiness in exchange.
This paper describes and analyzes a life review interview with an older adult. The purpose of this paper is to discuss, record and reflect on an older adult’s life in order to evaluate them on the last stage of Erik Erickson’s theory of psychosocial development; integrity versus despair. This paper will also focus on the elements of a life review as well as the reflections of the interview on the part of the author. JC is a seventy-seven year old white male who lives by himself in New York City. He was born in London, England, and was an only child.
When difficulty occurs, I am more likely to form the judgment on myself. Always ask me a host of questions of “why”. The latest example of my life challenge is when my father last entered the hospital, he suffered a lot of the unbearable pain and I could not do anything for him. I could only stay with him near the bedside. Every night, I could barely sleep.
In our life, there are periods of challenges that we must face, but the real challenge is how we grow and learn from overcoming them. Being naive children, we believed that life was simplistic and effortless. Well, we were wrong, we can only yearn for life to be easy. Growing up, we continue to face countless hurdles that only get bigger and bigger. My life, in particular, has been filled with numerous up and downs.