When you’re facing adversity in life, remember the popular saying, “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. 【小题1】 If you’re still struggling with adversity, here are 3 tips that may help.

The mindset

【小题2】 Unfortunately, sometimes you refused to use this positivity for strength. However, having a positive mindset remains one of the best ways of facing adversity. Although it’s hard to smile while you’re getting your heart ripped out, keep in mind that you have this secret weapon-a good mindset. It’s okay to feel sad or angry, but as long as you can feel those emotions and return to positive, you already have a head start on the others who are struggling.

Learning

Did you know that facing adversity is a chance to learn something new? Believe it or not, going through negative situations or dealing with mean people can teach you many things about life. For instance, you can learn to be patient when dealing with difficult individuals. 【小题3】 You can even learn how to find peace when you cannot control your situation.

Talk yourself through

Talking to yourself during adversity can work both ways. 【小题4】 This is where you make one of the most important decisions after facing adversity. Instead of saying bad things about yourself, try saying positive things instead. For instance, don’t say, “I can’t do this”, but instead, say, “I can make things right”.

If you’re facing adversity, stay calm and take a moment to understand which way you should approach your problem. 【小题5】

It was their wedding anniversary (周年纪念日) and Ria was waiting for her husband to show up. After some years of marriage, things changed between them. The couple once couldn’t live without each other, but now they would fight over every little things.

Ria was waiting to see if Manoj remembered that it was their wedding anniversary. As the phone rang she went to it, taking it for Manoj’s calling to make up for fights.

However, when Ria picked it up, there was a man who said, “Hello madam. I am calling from the police station. Is this Mr. Manoj Kumar number?” She replied, “Yes it is!” “I am sorry madam but there has been an accident and a man died. We got this number from his wallet. Can you please come and identify body?” the man replied.

“How could this happen?”, she thought to herself. Her heart sank. She said to herself “It’s true!! He left me forever. Oh God! I can die to have another chance to mend for every fight we had. I really lost my chance.” She fell on floor in pain.

Suddenly a noise spread from the doorway, the door opened and Manoj came out and said, “Darling, I forgot to tell you today my wallet was stolen.” In excitement, Ria ran toward the door with a bright smile and a bunch of flowers to hug her husband. Then they both started to celebrate their anniversary with champagne, candles and light music.

We know no one have promised tomorrow. Never waste any moment while you still have chance to value people and relations in life.

This fall marks a new beginning for the hundreds of students walking onto a small Midwest college campus, but it’s an especially memorable time for one family. It celebrates three generations starting the new school year together.

Samantha Malczewski, 19, said that when she learned her mom and her grandmother would be joining her and her younger sister Mia Carter, 18, at Carthage College this fall, her eyes were wide open.

“I was clearly already admitted, and Mia was also admitted. And then all of a sudden, they were like, ‘Oh, we’re going too,’” Samantha recalled. “I didn’t expect it.”

Mia said she had an inkling (略知) that their mom and grandmother were interested in going back to school.

“My great-grandma just passed away and I think my mom had the realization that your mom’s not always gonna be there ... and I think it’s just the fact of them simply going to the same classroom every day and just gaining another aspect of spending time together,” the freshman accounting and marketing student said.

Her mom Amy Malczewski had worked at Carthage College for the last 22 years. She said she “always” knew she wanted to enroll (注册) as a student herself though. “I have a little time now. I’m like, you know what, I should get that graduate degree I’ve always wanted. And Carthage has this amazing master’s degree in business and design and innovation, which is really in line with all the things that I love,” said Amy.

Meanwhile, when Christy Schwan heard of her daughter’s plan, she quickly realized they could set on the journey together. The 71-year-old had retired three years before. She said she was drawn to learning about change management.

Amy and Christy are now classmates, studying for master’s degrees in business, design and innovation. Both nontraditional students say they encourage their peers (同龄人) to go for it if they’re also considering going back to school. “My advice to anybody is just, life is so short and if there’s something that you’re interested in, and maybe you’re doubting yourself a little bit, put that doubt aside and just go for it,” Amy said. “Especially if you have somebody that can do it with you, I think it makes it even sweeter, right?”