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"Someone was hurt before you; wronged before you, hungry before you,
frightened before you, raped before you; yet, someone survived" - Maya
Angelou
"Do not grieve. Misfortunes do not flourish particularly in our path.
They grow everywhere." These words spoken by Omalia Indian Chief Big
Elk in 1815 are worth repeating today. When adversity appears in our
lives, we often feel victimized, alone and helpless. A very deep look
at the lives of successful people shows that misfortunes do not just
strike selected individuals. It is inevitable in all our lives. The
big challenge is how we choose to handle the situations and what we
can learn from it.
One thing I have learnt is that the experience of our misfortune or
adversity allows us to be strong. Like in baking bread, the more the
heat the more the bread gets bigger and better. It enables some other
people the opportunity to develop new strengths and etch their
personal statements on life with deep conviction.
Reverend Jesse Jackson overcame a heritage of poverty to become
Democrats' Presidential candidate. He once said: "My mother was a
teenager-mother and her mother was a teenager-mother. With
scholarships and help, I manage to get education. Success to me is
being born in a poor or disadvantage family and making something of
yourself."...

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