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Adversity Builds and/or Reveals Character
Under adverse circumstances, some people break records and others break down. A
gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can you get the finest steel without putting it
through fire. Similarly, adversity reveals a person's character and introduces it to himself.
There is a saying that came from Russia: "A hammer shatters glass but forges steel."
There is a lot of truth in it. Are we made of glass or steel? It is the same hammer. Just
like carbon determines the quality of steel, character determines the quality of man.