Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity

Sweet Are The Uses Of Adversity

It is all natural that no sane person would like to come across adversity which may be called unluckiness, misfortune or failure. This is because the adversity makes us drift away from the goals, objective or thing we strongly want to lay hands on.

Further, the adversity caused by the failure teaches us how to avoid the mistakes in future which made us come across the misfortune, This is probably why its said that failure is the key to success or failure is the pillar of success. The meaning of this maxim is clear in the sense that our failure guides us what to do and when to get on the road to achievement and success. Moreover, the misfortune brings out the best quality in main which even he himself was ignorant of.

Once confronted with failure, we learn how to move against all odds. It teaches us patience and also how to work hard persistently and consistently. Once failed in life on some occasions, we find in us new vigor, vitality, force and confidence to face the next difficulty.

Same is true of the achievement got and goals hit by the great men who tasted number of time the bitterness of failure. Ultimately they could hit the target with confidence. They had set before them when they exercised patience.

What better example could we get other than the Holy Prophet Peace Be Upon Him Who had been entrusted with the task of bringing the whole human race in tho the folds of Islam. On many occasions, He apparently failed but of course did not lose hope and faith in God. Then a time came when He could see the beams of Islam reach every nook and cornet of the Arabian peninsula.

Quaid-e-Azam, another example who was opposed by certain Muslim leaders who di not approve of the idea of separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent. Each adverse circumstance gave this great leader a new strength with which he fought against Hindu, Sikhs and the English imperialism and mage August 14, 1947 one of the most memorable days in the history of the globe. And, of course there is along list of people who stumbled many a time in life, yet did not lose faith in Try Try and Try Again, you will win at last.

Last but not least, adversity saves us from the vices accompanying the prosperity and affluence. Our society is replete with number of evils. However, this is a usual observation that the affluent sections of the society get to drinking, gambling and other vices which the poor simply because of the adversity, Keep themselves away from. One cannot deny that adversity has its own fruit, thought it takes a little long for this fruit to ripe.

Author: Fayaz Mughal

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
~William Shakespeare