Undoubtedly, there will have been many situations where we have seen that people with bad intentions and who commit bad actions get away with it while on the other hand, noble, pure and good-hearted people suffer misfortunes one after the other..
How can it be that God, Fortune, fate -whatever name we give it- goes against the worker, the honest, the just, the moderate ... putting obstacles and obstacles in their way while the lazy laughs and Have a good time at the bar, does the con man bathe in the pool of his chalet or the little moderate bloats to eat until he can no longer in a fancy restaurant? What have the former done to deserve this? Precisely having a good soul.
Let's imagine that we are martial arts trainers and we have ten students. Who would we push the most? Who would we put to fight against opponents stronger than him? Who would we defend against two rivals at the same time when we see that only one can not beat him? The good fighter that we see with the potential to grow or the one who is overwhelmed in the middle of the tatami? Obviously, the first. And should we think that he thinks we squeezed him to annoy him? On the contrary, the strong fighter will thank us for the gesture and will face the situation as a challenge to improve and become stronger after each fight, after each blow received. And while the rest of the fighters go to the shower on time, the good fighter will not regret staying a while longer doing push-ups and sit-ups if the coach tells him to do so; You will see it as an opportunity for personal improvement instead of being jealous of your colleagues who go home earlier..
The good soldier whom the general assigns to the most dangerous brigade of operations will think in the same way. In the same way, the good student will think who the teacher presses with more complicated tasks than the rest so that he progresses faster and becomes the best possible version of himself..
In the same way, then, it is how the wise man should approach and face the setbacks that life puts before him, no matter how hard they may be. The death of a friend? Perhaps an opportunity to strengthen and prepare mentally for when the death of a close family member occurs. Loss of an esteemed personal item? Perhaps an opportunity to learn not to cling too much to what we have since, as it has come, it can go away. Have to go through the hospital? Perhaps an opportunity to consider our day to day in a different way and adopt healthier habits.
And you will say, what is the fault of the child who comes into the world with leukemia? The baby born with cancer? The young man who is sexually abused against his will? What can be learned from situations this painful and traumatic? Well, honestly, perhaps much more than what those who have had a life with all faces will learn and those who fate has put aside and has not put to the test because they are too weak, just as the coach would not push harder. mediocre students.
The champion who has won the trophy for lack of opponents is not as deserving of the honor as the one who has had to fight and do his best to win it. A tree grown in a valley without wind will never be as strong as one that has been planted on a cliff where the sun, wind and rain hit hard - despite being both of the same species.. It is precisely during the day-to-day inclement weather that the bark thickens and the roots grip the ground more intensely.
Wasted and unfortunate is someone with great potential who has not been able to demonstrate what he is capable of or grow due to lack of adverse situations, a life that is too comfortable, flat and with all facilities. Without adversity, excellence withers - as Seneca so wisely wrote down for posterity.
We do not have to suffer, then, for the evils or obstacles that the future may have in store for us, since as the saying goes: What does not kill us, makes us stronger. Nature has arranged the intensity of pain inversely to its duration in order to make it more bearable; acute pain is short while when it is prolonged in time, its intensity is less.
Therefore, the next time that an incident or misfortune happens to us in our lives, we can choose between complaining, lamenting and getting angry about the injustice of fate or considering it as an opportunity, a challenge that our coach - fortune - puts us in front of us. so that we can overcome it, grow and, consequently, we can become the best possible version of ourselves. We choose.
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