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Hi Miracle88,
Once upon a time, a King summoned all the wise men in his kingdom to craft him a magic ring so that whenever he feels sad, he can use it’s powers to feel happy again. The wise men debated among themselves for a long time before they came to a solution. The next day they presented the king with a ring with the following words inscribed on it: “this too shall pass”.
No matter how rich, successful, beautiful or talented someone is, eventually we all hit a point that feels like the whole universe is against us. Steve Jobs was sacked by the company he founded before he was invited back to develop Ipod, Iphone and Ipad. J.k. Rowling was a single mother one step away from being homeless when she finished the first Harry Potter novel. Even then she was rejected by 12 publishers before the first Harry Potter book was picked up. In times of adversity I find that it useful to remember that we are not defined by our low points but how we respond to it. Note that this is only temporary and you can look at this experience and say proudly “well that was tough but somehow I managed it”.