If we had to choose between a good day and a bad day, most — if not all of us would pick a good day, that is common sense. This preference is what we strive for and what we want for others.
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times’ — G. Michael Hopf
We are defined by our experiences. It is quite often those difficult times in our life that make us who we are. To live a sheltered life is no life at all as any good book plot will tell you, its the journey that makes us who we are. Without those challenges and difficulties along the way we become weak, we become useless.
My reason for writing this article today is primarily because of parents, specifically parents who try to over protect and shield their children from harm / trouble. Although this behavior is meant to come from a loving parent, it actually is sinister in design and results in a child unable to cope with the world around them. I’m not saying parents shouldn’t look after their children and be a responsible parent, no – what I am saying however is a little exploring / danger is not a bad thing. Don’t shelter your child from everything, allow your child to explore and encourage them to be adventurous. If more parents did that we would have a much stronger generation more capable and willing to face the daily torture of day to day life.
This is something I also urge all adults to do as well. Stop trying to run or hide from your problems, all this does is harm yourself. I understand it is easy for me to sit here and type this as the thing you are so uncomfortable facing is, no doubt a very hard thing to face head on. If that is the case, why not break it down into smaller tasks? Perhaps you are terrified of opening a bill or a confronting a boss at work? Could you not sit down with yourself and tackle the problem in stages? Perhaps opening one bill each day? Or talking to your boss about other things first? The bottom line is this: Every problem you run away from weakens you and your character and prevents you from being the best you can. It also increases the chances of you not being able to stand up or confront problems / issues that crop up in the future.
Because we all crave confront and easy / safe lives it has started to create a generation that is unable / unwilling to face chaos and the day-to-day suffering of life. It has created a generation wanting safe spaces and trigger warnings, it is / will – create a generation of weak people; and this will not only mean less capable people in the future (which we desperately need) but it will also add to the problems we currently have. How can we solve today’s complicated problems if no one is capable of standing up to the challenge?