On Adversity - Bacon

"It is admirable to have smooth sailing, but it is even more admirable to sail against the current." This is what Seneca said after imitating Stoic philosophy. saying. Indeed. If miracles are extraordinary, then they often appear in the conquest of adversity. Seneca also said a more profound motto: "True greatness lies in the invincibility of divinity in a fragile mortal body." This is a wise saying like a poem, with profound meaning.

There is such a description in the myths of ancient poets: When Hercules went to rescue the hero Prometheus who stole fire from mankind, he floated across the ocean in a clay jar. . This story actually symbolizes a situation in which life is like a rolling ocean, and every Christian is crossing it in a boat of flesh and blood.

The virtue needed to face luck is temperance, while the virtue needed to face adversity is perseverance. In terms of moral cultivation, the latter is more difficult than the former. Therefore, the Old Testament of the Bible regards good times as God's blessing, while the New Testament regards adversity as God's favor. Because it is in adversity that God gives people deeper grace and more direct revelation.

In the beautiful music of David’s harp in the Psalms of the Old Testament, you hear not just psalms but also as many lamentations of suffering, and the Holy Spirit’s response to Job’s sufferings The record is far more moving than the description of Solomon's wealth.

All happiness is full of comfort and hope, and all adversity is also full of worry and trouble. However, the reality is anything but that.

The most beautiful embroidery is when a dark background is used to set off bright patterns, rather than when dark flowers are inlaid on a bright background. Let us draw inspiration from this beautiful scenery!

Just as bad qualities are revealed in happiness and excess, so the best qualities shine brightly even in the face of adversity.

Bacon in adversity