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Old 09-23-2007, 09:13 AM   #23 (permalink)
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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"?
then you are just being politically correct. i suppose adversity has negative attached to it, but you can embrace it and learn from it just as much as any "opportunity".
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