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Originally Posted by ratbastid
So... who is it, then, that points their finger at a situation and declares it "adversity"? You really think "adversity" exists out there in the abstract, in the absence of someone interpreting it as such?
What if instead of "adversity" I use the word "challenge" or "opportunity"?
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You can do that. I encourage it. What I don't encourage is everybody doing that. And why not? Well, I say this:
SELF HELP WORDING RANT:
"Challenge" and "opportunity" versus "adversity" are awesome Tony Robbins posi-go-words. Why isn't adversity a positive word, again? Huh. Nope, I'm lost.
If I take a crap on two slices of white bre... okay, nevermind. Bad saying.
As Jesus, Prince, and Cher always declare: "You are what you do..." I.E. not how society spins the thesaurus to justify their complacency with sweater-wearing-latte-drinking nomenclature.
Sometimes life has adversity. Like a car wreck that kills your wife and kid. Like getting shot at in the desert by a 14 year old with an AKM. Like getting AIDS from your girlfriend. We don't refer to these things as challenges or opportunities because they insult common sense... they insult the lucky sucker that inherits their fruits.
Sure, sure... maybe you write a best-seller on emotional survival from the personal growth lessons you received from your hard times (positive). Maybe you say, "Fuck it!" and suck-start a Mossberg in your basement (negative). Maybe you just get a little bitter and consult the bourbon bottle (neutral).
(goes to tear band-aids off unsuspecting people)
Elvis:
"Political correctness and excessive positive word reinforcement lower IQ points."