Although the author is unknown, the following quote has strong implication, “When something bad happens you have three choices. You can let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.”

If difficulties define us, we tend to only focus on the drudgery of life and the poor hand we have been dealt, “woe is me.”

If difficulties destroy us, then life becomes little more than existence. Nothing is worth talking about or doing.

If difficulties strengthen us, we are better prepared to help others who face the same challenges and we are better equipped for the next difficulty that may come our way.