Every now and then you face a wall in life in the shape of adversity. Rather than just breaking through that wall, you can push off the wall and go further. People have many ways of overcoming obstacles. Others simply cannot see that their obstacles can help them learn. They only want to break free. But sometimes you have to look at it from a different angle. Many people learn to overcome their obstacles by being creative, looking for positivity, and embracing adversity.
In order to face adversity, things may not be so clear so you have to think outside the box, be creative. In the story “A Young Tinkerer builds a windmill Electrifying a Nation” the tinkerer, Kamkwamba made a windmill out of things like spare bicycle parts and a tree. Though …show more content…
In the movie “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton is abruptly attacked by a shark and in the process loses one of her arms. Her whole life is turned upside down and takes a huge detour. Without her arm, she starts to question how she can live with herself. She finds it very difficult to do simple tasks. After a while trying to get used to only using one arm she visits Thailand. There, she finds hundreds of families that have lost their homes and loved ones from a tsunami. She starts realizing that though something’s happened that you can’t fix you shouldn’t dwell on the past. You have to continue moving forward. Like “Soul Surfer”, “The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller described her struggles in life. At a young age, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. Her teacher, Miss Sullivan was trying to teach her how to communicate. To make Helen understand, Miss Sullivan put Helen’s hand on a doll. Then she spelled the word, d-o-l-l in her hand. Though she did not understand it applied to the doll. Then Miss Sullivan tried spelling the word water in her hand. Becoming frustrated, Helen threw the doll on the floor. Then Miss Sullivan tried a different approach. She brought Helen to the well-house and put water in her hand. Then she spelled the word w-a-t-e-r in her hand. Then Helen understood that the word w-a-t-e-r applied to the liquid in her hand. Full with childish
In order to face adversity, things may not be so clear so you have to think outside the box, be creative. In the story “A Young Tinkerer builds a windmill Electrifying a Nation” the tinkerer, Kamkwamba made a windmill out of things like spare bicycle parts and a tree. Though …show more content…
In the movie “Soul Surfer” Bethany Hamilton is abruptly attacked by a shark and in the process loses one of her arms. Her whole life is turned upside down and takes a huge detour. Without her arm, she starts to question how she can live with herself. She finds it very difficult to do simple tasks. After a while trying to get used to only using one arm she visits Thailand. There, she finds hundreds of families that have lost their homes and loved ones from a tsunami. She starts realizing that though something’s happened that you can’t fix you shouldn’t dwell on the past. You have to continue moving forward. Like “Soul Surfer”, “The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller described her struggles in life. At a young age, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. Her teacher, Miss Sullivan was trying to teach her how to communicate. To make Helen understand, Miss Sullivan put Helen’s hand on a doll. Then she spelled the word, d-o-l-l in her hand. Though she did not understand it applied to the doll. Then Miss Sullivan tried spelling the word water in her hand. Becoming frustrated, Helen threw the doll on the floor. Then Miss Sullivan tried a different approach. She brought Helen to the well-house and put water in her hand. Then she spelled the word w-a-t-e-r in her hand. Then Helen understood that the word w-a-t-e-r applied to the liquid in her hand. Full with childish