Chapter 11 There are always setbacks in life

In the face of disaster, we have no choice but to accept the reality.The Hindu god Krishna once said: "Whether a person is truly happy does not lie in those gentle and polite blessings, but in whether he bravely accepts the suffering and misfortune he faces." Mrs. Nellie Covington of Jackson, Mississippi, used this wise act to cope with the loss of a loved one. All the while, Mrs. Covington took care of her three seriously ill children.But after the children recovered, the family doctor told her that her husband had a serious heart disease and that something might happen at any time.

"I'm so worried!" Mrs. Covington wrote to me. "I can't sleep at night. I lost fifteen pounds in no time. If I continue like this, I will have a nervous breakdown. In one sleepless night, I asked myself: What good is this worrying about? Towards dawn, I began to plan what I should do. “My husband has a good hand and can make furniture. So I told him I wanted him to make a nightstand. He said if I could design it, he could make it. The next day, I showed him my For several afternoons, he was busy working on this bedside table. I noticed that he was very happy while working. Later, when some friends saw my small bedside table, they liked it very much. They begged me to The husband also made a few for them.

"At that time, my husband and I planted some vegetables and flowers in the small vegetable garden. We always went to the garden to pick some fresh vegetables, and then put them in baskets and gave them to relatives and friends. We tried to help others. Really When we had nothing to do, we spent hours discussing how to design the orchard of our dreams. "At one o'clock in the afternoon, my husband passed away suddenly. At that time, I realized that the happiest year of my life was the year I dreamed of with my husband. Fortunately, I didn't let myself live in fear all day long. In the face of misfortune, I did everything I could."

Faced with the misfortune that her relatives may leave at any time, Mrs. Covington used extraordinary courage to make her husband live a happy and meaningful life in the last year of his life.They experienced that unforgettable year together, and the love between them also left an unforgettable memory for her. Helping others and sublimating yourself is one of the most effective ways to resolve pain.There is a woman in Wisconsin who is a role model in her community, not only coming out of her own pain, but also comforting others who are in pain like her.Her son was a World War II pilot who was honorably killed in action at the age of 23.As a mother, she is in excruciating pain, but she says she doesn't need sympathy.She said: "I know many mothers who never know what happiness is. Their sons are either suffering from cerebral palsy or mental illness, physically disabled, and unable to serve the motherland. There are also many women who hope to have a son, but Just can't wait. My son is amazing and I have spent these happy and happy days with him for 23 years. The fond memories of him will stay with me for the rest of my life. So, I God has to obey, and right now, all I can do is let the sons who are serving in the military not have to worry about their mother."

That's exactly what she did.She worked tirelessly, visiting military families or visiting soldiers.As a mother with a mature personality, she puts all her energy into helping others.She is so busy that she has no more time to savor her pain. Life is not always a joyous, blissful journey, and no joy lasts forever.The course of life is sometimes bright and sometimes dark; sometimes it is at the peak of life, and sometimes it falls into the trough;If we dare not face up to setbacks, then setbacks will not disappear because of your evasion.Frustration is an inevitable stop in the journey of life. People who really grow up will bravely accept the test of life, and get up wherever they fall.

People who refuse to grow up often choose to quit like this. When he encounters unsatisfactory things, he will hide and sulk. Meyer Simon in Connecticut once told me a story about a boy who did not surrender to his fate. When Simon was in college, he had a roommate named Jack, a very likeable boy who was obsessed with theatre.Here's how Simon described him: Jack is charismatic and alive, and he may have oil in his blood!In college, Jack worked behind the scenes of every stage play, sometimes making cameo appearances.At the annual gala, he is one of the important directors, and he is also the drummer in the band.After graduating from college, he worked in a TV production center, and later, he became an independent producer.He gave his heart and soul to television like he was born to do it.

One day, a friend called Simon to say that Jack had passed away.It turned out that Jack suffered from an incurable disease, which is very rare.From the beginning, he knew that he had this incurable disease, and even in college, he already knew that he had at most a few more years to live.Simon recalled: "I can often recall Jack's enthusiastic smile, his love for work, and his spirit of never admitting defeat all made me realize a spirit, a spirit that would never admit defeat until the last moment!" Jack's zest for life inspired everyone who knew him.Facing the misfortune that fate brought him, he chose to face life bravely and positively.

In life, whether it is you, me, or everyone around us, they may face such tests in the journey of life. An old question that has been asked countless times: "Why me?" To this question, there is only one answer: "Why can't it be you?" God is not kind to anyone in this regard.When people enjoy the happiness of life, they also have to bear the pain brought by life.Tribulations in life are impartial, and people have the same chance to meet it.Whether it is a monarch or a beggar, a poet or a farmer, when the hardships of life befall them, they suffer the same pain.Young people, or people who refuse to grow up, feel bad about it and hate suffering because they don't understand that suffering is just a part of life, as normal as birth, death, and taxes.

Therefore, when we still have time, we should cherish life more and enjoy what we like to the fullest.