CONTEST ALERT// WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER// BY @dove11

A woman farmer living in a small village in India has proved this to be true. I will not give you her real name, but will call her Kala. She lived the life of a homemaker until a few years back, but today she is famous for the cultivation of lac in the entire village.

Actually, a new turning point in her life came when her husband died about a decade and a half ago. He was a farmer by profession. But after the death of her husband, her family was in trouble and completely shattered. Her son was still very young when her husband died. In fact, they had no means of earning money in the family.

Kala knew nothing about farming, which was making it even more difficult to run her household. In the beginning, Kala started falling ill because of anxiety, and her son had to leave his studies midway.

I was posted in that area during that time and was associated with a NGO. Incidentally, workers of that NGO met her in 2009 and suggested Kala cultivate lac or lakshya.

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Let me explain Lac, or Lakh, or Lakshya.

According to Wikipedia,

"Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is Kerria lacca."

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Lac is a multi-use resin, which is the somatic secretion of a microscopic insect. Since Bastard teak or Butea gum, also known as Sacred Trees, was available to her for the cultivation of lac, the NGO trained her in the scientific method of its cultivation. Lac is a multi-use resin, which is the somatic secretion of a microscopic insect. For a good crop of lac, trees are grown by manure and pruning is done when the fresh shoots have grown sufficiently large. Then lac seeds are planted on them.

During the training, they told her how lacquer production could be increased by adopting a scientific method. Along with this, information was given about the various steps used, like selection of trees, pruning of trees, spraying of insecticide, etc.

That training motivated Kala to do something extraordinary. Today, after almost 13 years of non-stop hard work in lac cultivation, Kala is one of the richest lac producers in that area today.

But this is not the end of the story. In the beginning, fate probably had something else for her. The hard work of art was about to pay off when the sudden heavy rain ruined everything. It rained continuously for a week. And they recorded about 850 mm of rain due to which almost all the trees got damaged.

And not only this, but after a week of that rain, the weather again turned bad and there was a strong wind, due to which most trees fell, the roofs of the houses were blown away, and the trees that had the seeds of lac destroyed. It also had a huge effect on her morale. Because she had worked very hard for lac farming, she hoped that this farming would bring a good income, but the natural calamity ruined both her hard work and her hopes.

As Kala herself says, "The first time the loss caused by farming broke my morale, I didn’t give up. I tried again and succeeded."

My thoughts about this statement: I agree with this

If you consider yourself smaller than your problem, you will find your situation very difficult, but when you consider yourself bigger than your problem, you can solve all the big problems you face. Never forget that you are a human and not a superhuman. A man has the power of intelligence, based on which he can make his difficult situations right and lead a successful life.

If you are in a situation right now that you are finding difficult to deal with, then worrying about it will not solve the problem. There is something you can do on your own to overcome this fear and difficult time of yours. If you are still alive in spite of your difficulties, believe me, you can.

My first point is that if you are going through a tough time, then keep yourself positive. Because whenever you are surrounded by difficult times, you always start thinking negatively, and this is the root of the problem. You do not think to get out of your difficult situations, but thinking about your difficult times, you worry and the solution goes away from you.

All you have to do is accept your difficult situations and, as soon as you face any problem, stop yourself there and think about its solution. This is positive thinking.

Well, if difficult situations are going on in your life, you’re not alone. Can you tell me who is always happy? Have you ever seen someone who has been unable to walk, hear, or see since childhood? Have you seen those people who don’t even get food every day? So do they all die?

Now you know what I mean. I want to say that what you are considering a very difficult time is actually not that difficult. Yes, but if you’re upset because you can’t fulfill your desire or satisfy yourself, that’s a different story. Have faith, control your desires, and focus on your work; everything will be fine

You’ve got failure in your life; everyone gets it. You tried, you succeeded. Suppose you are unemployed now. Will you get work by living in your fantasies at such a time? No, you have to update your resume again and fight for life with a new vigour once again. Instead of making yourself weak, you will have to make yourself strong.

You have many ways to get out of this difficult time. Try and always remember that whatever happens in life, good or bad, in the end is what you try for. The more effort you make, the sooner you will be able to change your conditions.

If you do not have courage and patience in your life, then you have nothing. Both these things contribute a lot to success in life. If you want to do something good, then it is very important to have patience.

Read books to get out of tough times. Read biographies of great people and learn from them. For example, the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said in German that "What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger"

The main lesson I would like to share with my audience

Learn to tell the difference between reality and fantasy

Friends, there are different types of problems in our lives, but mainly there are two types - One-those that are real and the other you have made them a problem with your imagination. You just keep thinking that there is a problem, but there is no problem in reality.

Okay, you lost your job, but did you think about why you lost your job? If you lost your job and now you have to find another job, then this is real problem. But if you don’t think about what mistake you committed, why was your job lost and you are just thinking that now I will get another job soon, then you are wrong. You are living in a fantasy.

I think this is your real problem, this will kill you. You may or may not get a job but you will have to tell your next employer why you lost your job. So this is your real problem, your difficult situation that you should get out of your imaginary world. Get out of your fantasy and be strong before it really kills you.

Stop being sad and thinking about those things which are not there in actual but think about those which you have to deal with. If there is a reason for your sadness in reality, then you have to remove it. Be strong ar get ready to be killed.

Now, coming to the point, do you know your plus points? What did they say in response? So you just have no reason to be upset. Recognize your goodness and accept that there is something bad in every person. But if you forget them, look inside yourself and see what qualities you have that you should be proud of. Right now, your life is going through a difficult phase, but the condition is not so bad that you have died. We have a saying here, as long as there is breath, there is hope.

Life is a journey. On this journey, you will get to travel very well, then at times the journey will seem a bit difficult, but this is life. We say that sometimes we are happy, sometimes sad, but in every sorrow we do not die. We should know that happiness and sorrow are parts of our lives, so we should learn to live with them.

It all depends on how you make yourself strong, whether you prefer to give up on your difficult times or try to get out of this situation as quickly as possible like a brave person. So keep yourself strong with patience now and keep hope for better time to come.

Conclusion

You might or might not want to assume that this statement is correct, but it’s definitely acceptable to me. I don’t care if there is contrary opinions or people don’t believe in it. I feel that incidents that don’t kill us make us stronger.

I invite my friends @emaidoreyin, @amoakabraham and @gustyrisk to take part in this thought-provoking contest.

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