If you believe that others travel through life without the same wear and tear you have experienced, think again. And if you think you can’t build great character from dealing with adversity, think again. Character is what you exhibit when you are faced with adversity, not what you get when it arrives.
Your thoughts create your character. When your anxiety is someone's fault, you have placed a bomb at the feet of your mold. By the way, the mold you are carving will someday become your true character. Your selfishness will light the fuse to ignite that bomb. Learn to smell the stink of selfishness. This world is not all about you, did you know that?
When adversity weaves its way to your front door, an explosion of flaws will surround your wagons and try to destroy your character. It will succeed when you remain selfish. What we are and what we become in the face of adversity is exhibited by how well we deal with what we do and do not like. Character is formed from within. Someone else cannot hand character to us. Money yes, character, no.
Borrowing is an act performed by all humans. We borrow time from others without asking for their permission. We borrow ideas and words. We borrow strength from others and often times forget to return the favor. You can borrow intelligence, brains and wisdom. But you cannot borrow character.
Character is what you stand for. Character is made by the convictions you steadfastly protect. Character is what you are in the dark, by yourself. And if someone ever speaks ill of you, live strongly enough so that no one will ever believe when others falsely accuse you. They will believe your character long before they believe your accusations.
The greatest test of your character is what you would do if you knew no one would ever know. As internal as this is, every act, helps combine the projection of your character. Yet only one single act can destroy it. Fragile isn’t it? That is why you must protect your character with all your might.
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