resilience

[2eclipse]

"i grew up with a view of myself as resilient. but i believed i was strong IN SPITE of my family's deficiencies and the adversities we suffered; it was only in later years that i came to realize that my strengths emerged BECAUSE of those experieinces. as researchers have discovered, resilience is forged THROUGH adversity, not despite it. life

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[sunmother]

I agree with this and have made the same discovery for myself. I have always wondered about the reverse...can someone who has not experienced much hardship in their family or origin develop resilience? I tend to think that some discover their resilience when they face hardship as adults.
I have always loved that quote from Camus.