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Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in life's relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice-flowers on the window-panes, which vanish with the warmth. Adversity can be very beautiful. Sometimes it even brings us to our knees, but it always forces us to take stock of our situation and to look inward. It forces us to confront our fears and our weaknesses.
It can do this because it means we are growing, learning, and maturing. The lesson is that adversity turns all of us into stronger people who are better equipped to face whatever comes next.
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