I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my
house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the
route. He replied, ‘You mean fortunately.’ He explained that I should
be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to grumble as I
approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will
exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get
fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally
as I wend my way up the incline I console myself with the thought of
all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on
stationary exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I
have a smug smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude
towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships, problems,
accidents, afflictions and difficulties. Some are of our making but many
confront us through no fault of our own. Whilst we cannot choose the
adversity we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated
following a flying accident. He was determined to fly again and went on
to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with
22 aerial victories over the Germans. He was an inspiration to others
during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you
can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never
use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school,
join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never
let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies of great people are filled with examples of how
they took kinds of steps to overcome the difficulties they faced.
The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or
depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive.
They took on the challenge. They won.
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