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Resilience

  • 18-05-2015 9:24am
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Where do you think resilience comes from or more importantly why don't some people develop resilience.

    I am talking about the kind of resilience that means you are not crushed by failing an exam or a first relationship not working out, the kind of resilience that mean you tough it out and get on with it.

    Had a few interesting conversations about this lately with people of similar vintage to myself.


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  • #2
    cloud493
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    The realisation that life will knock you down over and over, and you have to keep getting up. I learnt it early I guess, so I don't know exactly, but hopefully you learn it off your parents, relationships with your family and other people, etc


  • #3
    biko
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    It comes from India. Them peeps are resilient as hell.


  • #4
    podgemonster
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    I think Resilence is built up over time from a series of times where you are knocked back emotionally. You can either harden from these experiences or let them consume you.

    The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that!

    - Rocky Balboa from the movie, Rocky Balboa


  • #5
    whiskeyman
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    Sounds like an end of year exam essay question.
    I think some students don't try hard enough...


  • #6
    Mint Aero
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    Men tend to be extremely passionate individuals so relationships ending can be devastating for them, likewise deaths of loved ones etc. "Resilience" in this sense could be seen as lack of passion in man. Not always a good thing is resilience.


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Someone was explaining what a teacher said to them about it being different and much harder for teenagers today and we were all wobbling between trying to understand and saying feck sake in my day.

    I do think the school of hard knocks even as a teenager does stand to you on the other hand its a hard one to have a definite opinion on.


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