Personal Analysis : 'On Being Cripple' By Nancy Maris

We are often exposed to face daily obstacles in our lifetime, however as much as these obstacles seem to have an appearance of bad luck, they can sometimes be turned out to help us in our advantage. These impediments often help us find another solution for complications that we have no power over, like my mother always said, “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.” Therefore, whenever I am involved in a specific hurdle I tend to make the best out of whatever I can. I believe that by having these certain complications in your life, you are taught to overpower these difficulties, become a stronger individual, and also to become independent.

Life has many obstacles that it will throw your way, its if people are going to overcome them. Everybody has something there dealing with right now and will always be. It's just what is going to happen during life no matter how hard anybody tries for them to not come. And when they come (and they will) the decision will have to be made, overcome them or get knocked down and have more problems that will come. It's all about attitude towards it, will people fall down and feel sorry for themselves or will they stand strong and fight their problems head on. I don't know what’s coming and nobody else does but it's up to you to make it.

In life we may go through hardships that take us down a path that benefits us in the future and make us stronger individuals. These hardships can influence a person’s life by making us face obstacles we don’t want to face and

Imagine having the perfect life- you get into all honors classes, you get straight A’s, you are the first chair in the orchestra, you get into the A Cappella choir, you are on the varsity volleyball team, President of the Student Council, and you have a perfect home life. You have never had to face a single obstacle throughout your journey in life. When your whole life is like this, you do not know what failure feels like and will never experience the need to rise up after a downfall. There are many types of journeys one can take in life and dealing with obstacles has a prodigious impact on the outcome. The obstacles and hindrances are the things that shape us as we experience the ups and downs in life.

She does this by explaining how, like everyone else, she too gets frustrated or depressed. “Fatigued and infuriated, I bellowed, “Iʼm so sick of being crippled!”(Mairs, 16)”

In the article “Navigating Turbulent Waters” by Jimmy Liao the author talks about his belief that life’s obstacles do not need to be a hindrance. The author believes that changing the perspective of perceived difficulties can have a positive effect on the outcome. The author states “It’s the way I choose to define the events in my life – by my response to them” (Liao). The way a person looks at a difficult situation can help them persevere through it. The author goes on to talk about his belief that by not fighting the challenges in life the challenges can lead to success.

“No matter how much it hurts now, someday you will look back and realize your struggles changed your life for the better.” - unknown Struggle is something that everyone on the face of this planet must face at one point or another. Even though struggles are challenging and sometimes bad things that happen to us, we should choose to embrace them. Everytime we make it through something bad, we come out wiser and stronger than ever before.

Life is like an obstacle course, you run into multiple obstacles on the way to the finish line, and there's no telling how many hindrances you may encounter. Very few people can go their whole life without obstacles along the way, others can’t seem to get away from them, but with every obstacle comes a beneficial or deleterious concomitant.

It is all part of the game, all part of the plan and no one is immune. However, when problems occur, it is our attitude, our point of view, that makes all the difference. Being optimistic and resilient in the face of adversity is not always easy but it certainly is the right and proper philosophy. Even more, I suggest you take it one step further. Strive to become better, stronger, and wiser from the inevitable misfortunes that occur in life. Don't just endure, but grow from setbacks. View mistakes, trouble and heartaches, randomness, disorder and stress as nothing more than opportunities to grow. They are learning experiences. Don't just recover from your troubles but get better, prosper from

Debashish Mridha, an American physician, philosopher, poet, and author said, “Whatever happens in life happens to make you stronger. So fear not, accept it as a gift from the universe. Use the event to capture the essence of this journey we call life.” People get stronger from the journey not by reaching their destination. People should see that sometimes the journey is the best and most learning part of the trip not the destination. Everyone has a destinations that can include accomplishments, geographical destinations, death, the ultimate destination. Some learn and take the wisdom and experiences from the journey, and not the destination.

Sometimes people are unable to control the direction their lives take. This can be a hard concept to grasp, but one needs to understand that one cannot control every single detail or event in one’s life, and also cannot possibly predict what will happen in the future. Obstacles of every kind will strike, whether these trials come in the form of day to day hardships, catastrophic natural disasters, or even the fate of the gods. The only thing one can really do is adapt to the new situation and try to move forward.

Life is often not pretty. Some believe God can give us all we can handle at any given time, while others believe we create our own path through life. We turn to our church, our peers, our colleagues, for guidance and assistance, hoping to find a resolution or a path to emerge which allows us to fix what bothers us and heal and move forward.

By this I can conclude that the life is unpredictable, anything can happen anytime, although if you can maintain the continuity with change, then you will be the most successful person in the whole world. If you give time to something it will continue in your life forever, but if you think that you can’t do it and quit that thing without waiting for outcome than

Be brave. Always remember that, after all the challenges that you will face, you will eventually surpass it. Be happy and strong to face the challenges in life. That has a big impact in making your life worthwhile. Life will be not worth living if there is no challenges. Challenges makes us stronger to also face the future challenges in life.

Sometimes we really don 't know what 's in store for us in life. I always live in the moment and conquer life one day at a time and never took anything for granted. Of course life can be difficult but it 's up to you how you deal with it. I admit that life is not always peachy and positive. “Be smart enough to hold on, be brave enough to let go. Sometimes, we need to hold onto faith while letting go of the outcome. Open your hand and hold your dreams gently, don’t try to grab them” (Thresca).