Do Not Ignore the Adversity 从另一个角度看逆境

All of us ought to be able to brace ourselves for the predictable challenges and setbacks that crop up everyday.If we expect that life won’t be perfect，we’ll be able to avoid that impulse to quit.But even if you are strong enough to persist the obstacle course of life and work，sometimes you will encounter an adverse event that will completely knock you on your back.

Whether it's a financial loss，the loss of respect of your peers or loved ones，or some other traumatic events in your life，these major setbacks leave you doubting yourself and wondering if things can ever change for the better again.

Adversity happens to all of us，and it happens all the time.Some form of major adversity is either going to be there or it's lying in wait just around the corner.To ignore adversity is to succumb to the ultimate self-delusion.

But you must recognize that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved greatness despite facing hurdles so steep that easily could have crashed their spirit and left them lying in the dust.Abraham Lincoln overcomes a difficult child-hood，depression，the death of two sons，and constant ridicule during the Civil War to become arguably greatest president ever.Helen Keller made an impact on the world despite being deaf，dumb，and blind from an early age.Franklin Roosevelt had polio.

There are endless examples.These were people who not only looked adversity in the face but learned valuable lessons about overcoming difficult circumstances and were able to move ahead.

逆境可以击败弱者，也可以成就强者。成为生命的强者，你需要勇于直面逆境。

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每个人都应作好准备去迎接每天的挫折和挑战。如果我们期盼人生十全十美，就不要放弃对人生的追求。但即使你足够坚强，能够克服生活和工作中的困难，有时一些不好的事还是足以将你击垮。

无论是出现了财政危机，还是失去朋友、爱人的尊敬，或是遭受生命重创，这些风浪都会使你对自己产生怀疑，甚至怀疑人生的前景是否还会有光明。

人生迟早要经历逆境。也许有的人正在经历，有的人在等待经历。忽视逆境无疑相当于自欺欺人。

但你不能否认，历史上还是有很多历经重重足以将他们彻底摧毁的磨难，但终获成功的人。亚伯拉罕·林肯克服了童年的不幸、情绪的低潮期，也克服了丧失两个儿子的悲痛以及内战中接踵而来的嘲笑，可以说他是有史以来最伟大的总统。尽管海伦·凯勒早年双目失明，双耳失聪，也不能说话，但她还是对世界产生了重大影响。而富兰克林·罗斯福曾患小儿麻痹症。

这样的例子数不胜数。这些人不仅勇于直面逆境，而且从中汲取到了引领他们勇往直前的宝贵经验。