Some people as a result of adversity are sadder, wiser, kinder, more human. Most of us are better, though, when things go better.
Interpretation
Adversity can lead to personal growth, yet many people thrive when faced with positive circumstances.
This quote by Malcolm Forbes suggests that while facing difficulties can transform us into more compassionate and insightful individuals, it highlights a common tendency: people often exhibit their best selves when life is more favorable. Adversity can indeed be a teacher, but it is the relief from hardship that many find most conducive to flourishing.
In practice
This quote would be perfect in a motivational speech about resilience.
Over the years, I've evolved a somewhat heretical but time-and mind-saving approach to books, articles, editorials that deal with weighty matters. More often than not, by beginning at the end and contemplating the conclusions, one can determine if it's worth going through the whole to get there.
Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.
To live long and achieve happiness, cultivate the art of radiating happiness.
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
If you never budge, don't expect a push.
It's never a good deal when only one party thinks it is.
It is our decisions not our conditions that determine our quality of life.
Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
It is higher and nobler to be kind.
The less self-conscious you are about what you are about, the better in a way, that is to say technically. You have to get it in your blood, not in the head.
Imagination though it cannot wipe out the sting of remorse can instruct the mind in its proper uses.
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