Shortly after her husband gets deployed out of the country, a wife receives the bad news that he was killed in action and doesn’t know what to do. At first she goes into depression but later realizes that the situation made her stronger, gaining the strength and the will to get through any other problems life throws at her. Suffering is part of life and everyone comes across it at some point in life. One can either take away the good from it or the bad. Although everyone who goes through a traumatic event isn’t able to make it past the negative times and depression that comes with it, suffering for the most part helps make people stronger and leads to their success because it builds up a more positive attitude towards life. After struggle
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After contrasting her argument, Jill Suttie, the writer of the article, quotes “When faced with trauma, some people bounce back, finding new strength, or a honed sense of purpose” (Suttie). An event like losing a loved one can take a toll on someone. Bouncing back will help grow one’s self mentally and physically, as well as pushing them to do better everyday. This can then prepare them for the future when faced with harder situations. A study done by Judith Neal, a psychologist, showed that 40 people who went through post-traumatic growth found new meaning and purpose in life, being thankful for being alive (Taylor). The people in this study faced a life-changing event. First wanting to give up then later finding out that life provides more than just a negatives in one’s life. It provides meaning so that when faced with more curveballs thrown at by life, people will be able to hit them. Finally in stating his beliefs, New Times writer Michael Gonchar, explains “my intent is to probe the underlying cluster of mostly undefended beliefs about what life is like (awful), what teaches resilience (experiences with failure), what motivates people to excel” (Gonchar). The author explains that life is hard and when one faces a challenge, another one will soon follow. It is the resilience they have and how they use the first challenge to their advantage in future situations. To many people when something goes wrong, they question things and think they won't happen again. That is where people go wrong and can’t conquer upcoming
After contrasting her argument, Jill Suttie, the writer of the article, quotes “When faced with trauma, some people bounce back, finding new strength, or a honed sense of purpose” (Suttie). An event like losing a loved one can take a toll on someone. Bouncing back will help grow one’s self mentally and physically, as well as pushing them to do better everyday. This can then prepare them for the future when faced with harder situations. A study done by Judith Neal, a psychologist, showed that 40 people who went through post-traumatic growth found new meaning and purpose in life, being thankful for being alive (Taylor). The people in this study faced a life-changing event. First wanting to give up then later finding out that life provides more than just a negatives in one’s life. It provides meaning so that when faced with more curveballs thrown at by life, people will be able to hit them. Finally in stating his beliefs, New Times writer Michael Gonchar, explains “my intent is to probe the underlying cluster of mostly undefended beliefs about what life is like (awful), what teaches resilience (experiences with failure), what motivates people to excel” (Gonchar). The author explains that life is hard and when one faces a challenge, another one will soon follow. It is the resilience they have and how they use the first challenge to their advantage in future situations. To many people when something goes wrong, they question things and think they won't happen again. That is where people go wrong and can’t conquer upcoming