BANZA April 2016 Issue | Page 88

I have met many a people whose lives were actually better following their worst experience in life. Many of them say they feel healthier, happier and even more hopeful after a major crisis. It does not imply that they didn’t have a hard time after a traumatic event. Just like any other person they also experience a great deal of distress. Yet, for them, a major life crisis helped to set a path to a better and more fulfilling life. Here are six lessons you could learn from adversity: 1. You are mentally stronger than you think After living through a stressful experience, you may learn that you’re mentally stronger than you once imagined. Withstanding storms in life provides an opportunity to bring out inner strength you never knew existed. These crushing hardships may be of assistance as a reminder that you’re emotionally equipped to face anything you come across with in life. 2. There are new possibilities in life Hard knocks can also open your eyes to find a new purpose in life. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, would not have