Adversity: Dealing with it
ADVERSITY: Dealing with it Mario D’Couto Rolf Dobelli in his book, “The Art of Thinking Clearly” writes the following, “On a scale of 1 to 10 how good do you feel today? Now consider what would bring you up to a perfect 10. That vacation in the Caribbean you always dreamed of? A step up the career ladder maybe? Next question: what would make you drop down by the same number of points? Paralysis, Alzheimer’s, cancer, depression, war, hunger, torture, financial ruin, damage to your reputation, losing your best friend, your children getting kidnapped, blindness, death? The long list of possibilities make us realize just how many obstacles to happiness exist; in short, there are more bad things than good – and they are far more consequential. In our evolutionary past, this was even more the case. One stupid mistake and you were dead. Everything could lead to your rapid departure from the game of life ...