Whenever we live as normal human beings, we tend to set goals and accomplishments that we want to accomplish one day. We plan out a perfect and hardship free journey to get us right in front of our goal or accomplishment. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world. In any type of journey, we will encounter a certain type of adversity that will try to get us off track and give up on our goals or dreams. As I think about what Horace stated and refer to my thinking, I come to agree with Horace’s statement: “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” I come to agree that the hardships and the uncomfortable paths allow us to prosper and grow to achieve our goals.
Several successful individuals can demonstrate to us that adversity enhances the urge for success. Stephen King, one of the most known and praised authors of the present day, started off as an underground author. He wrote his first book and submitted it to several publishing companies. Unfortunately, his writing did not impress them so they constantly rejected it. This type of adversity caused great sorrow upon him and he planned to give up on his …show more content…
We would be so used to the perfect path, that a little adversity would cause us to stumble and fall. This can be demonstrated by Kris Carr, a regular 32 year old who lived in New York. She got diagnosed with liver and lung cancer. Instead of fearing the disease, the attacked it head on and started a healthy lifestyle that allowed her to fight her battle. She started and health and wellness website. It grew very fast and led to her becoming one of the most prominent health and lifestyle website bloggers. If this woman was not diagnosed with cancer, she would still be an average New York woman. The adversity allowed her to pursue to become a prominent health and lifestyle book
Several successful individuals can demonstrate to us that adversity enhances the urge for success. Stephen King, one of the most known and praised authors of the present day, started off as an underground author. He wrote his first book and submitted it to several publishing companies. Unfortunately, his writing did not impress them so they constantly rejected it. This type of adversity caused great sorrow upon him and he planned to give up on his …show more content…
We would be so used to the perfect path, that a little adversity would cause us to stumble and fall. This can be demonstrated by Kris Carr, a regular 32 year old who lived in New York. She got diagnosed with liver and lung cancer. Instead of fearing the disease, the attacked it head on and started a healthy lifestyle that allowed her to fight her battle. She started and health and wellness website. It grew very fast and led to her becoming one of the most prominent health and lifestyle website bloggers. If this woman was not diagnosed with cancer, she would still be an average New York woman. The adversity allowed her to pursue to become a prominent health and lifestyle book