Adversity: Carrot, Egg, Or Coffee Bean?

Carrot, Egg, or Coffee Bean?

Facing adversity is a part of life for every human being. How one deals with these stressful situations is what defines me as a person. Do I adapt? Do I become soft and weak, or do I become hardened and disconnected? I believe that everyone goes through different stages when dealing with personal adversity. Everyone experiences being like a coffee bean, a carrot or an egg under the “boiling water” of adversity. In most life situations I am like a coffee bean. I seem to take what I’m given and make the best of it and adjust. This applies to me now more so then ever. Going into my senior year is a big step; filling out applications for college, writing essays for scholarships, and trying to keep my grades up all while also trying to “live it up!”, “Go big”, and “Get involved in as much as possible!”. It is stressful but I feel that it is all a part of graduating. It is …show more content…
Like the carrot when it is submerged in boiling water, sometimes the saying applies to “time heals all wounds”. I have experienced this depth of adversity in two types of situations in my life. The first, being heartbroken. This is a common adversity that most high schoolers face in our young, naïve state of mind. It’s crazy to think how willing I was to go miles for someone who wouldn’t step out their door for me. Putting trust in someone, whether it be a boyfriend or a best friend, is a big leap to take. I often take quite a fall when they fail me. It takes me many weeks sometimes a year to fully let my heart and emotions recover. This is true in the second scenario; death. Death is a part of life. Inevitably it will happen to all of us. As humans we need time to grieve our loss and we sometimes hurt for a long time if we lose someone who we love dearly. All of these adversities can be overcome, but we are often at our “softest” point when these things happen to