It is undoubtable truth that life is journey of storms filled with sudden happiness and downpours. But developing resilience, the attribute and a unique personality trait, to bounce back from the challenges is certainly crucial to cope with these storms.
In this blog, we will discover how to cultivate resilience drawing inspirations from the words of great religious scholars of different faiths and as well insights from the modern scientific psychology.
Find your strength in your Faith!
Every religion on the Earth guides us about love, peace and harmony. Amongst most common teachings, they also offer guidance on facing the adversity. Here are some quotes of renowned religious figures whose words resonate the concept of resilience.
- The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him (Islam): “The strong believer is better and dearer to God than the weak believer, although there is good in both”. This line urges upon understanding the worth of inner strength and a powerful soul can transform challenges into opportunities through his/her rigid faith in the Almighty while doing incessant hard work.
- The Buddha (Buddhism): “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall”. These words remind us that set backs are inevitable but the ability to rise again after fall make us high value man. The sole solution to cope with adversity and consistent downfall is to rise again and face them unless they are defeated.
- The Bible (Christianity): “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trails, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurances”. (James 1:2-3). These words are similar to the quote of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) of Islam which teaches the significance of faith in coping against the adversity. Faith can light way that can refine our life and build resilience.
Psychology of Resilience
There is a famous Chinese proverb that says, “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trails”. Modern scientific psychology offers practical exercises to heal mental trauma through rigid resilience against adversity.
- Develop a positive mindset: Don’t allow distractions to insert difficulties in your life but focus on what you have and how you can further prosper it. A positive mindset is really essential to face criticisms, failures and abrupt downfalls. Therefore, practice gratitude at large for good things in your life.
- Build a strong support system/environment: Surround yourself or get surrounded by the people who advocate you and appreciate your decisions. Stay away from negative energy that ruins your focus and confidence drastically.
- Practice Self-care: Engage in physical exercises, social work to enhance your experience and learn to serve needy humans and animals. Prioritize your physical and mental well being and always relax even in tense situations.
- Learn from your past mistakes: Hard times always come but they are not forever to stay. Hard times come to teach lessons and aware us of our weakness. Those who learn from their past mistakes and never permit them to ensue again are the strongest people of the time.
Conclusion
Building resilience is ongoing process with a lot of challenges, transformations and pain. But makes it easier to get is the teachings of great scholarly people. The words of wisdom by the religious figures and by practicing modern psychological practices, one can achieve the highest level of resilience very fast and in very minute pain.
As Martin Luther king Jr once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” At the end things always resolve but how an individual efforts to tackle them defines their ability to cope with upcoming and inevitable adversities.
Be brave and remain stagnant against failures and criticisms. You will achieve what you are doing work for but stay strong and believe in your faith, things will get sort out soon.