How to Face Obstacles and Difficulties in Life?

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Date: 19th April 2021

A service engineer in New York checked his email one evening and found a requisition from a company in Jacksonville, Florida.  They wanted him to come the next day to repair the machine they had purchased.  The other email was from a client in Bakersfield, California, insisting that their plant had come to a standstill and he definitely had to report there the next day for repairing the machine.  He went to sleep pondering what was to be done.

Next morning, there was one message from Midfield, Texas, saying that if he did not report there as soon as possible, they would cancel the order.  This man munched his breakfast, gathered his stuff, walked out of his house, and waved a taxi.  The taxi driver came and said, “Sir, where should I take you?”  The man said, “Take me anywhere, I don’t care.  I have got problems everywhere.”  Isn’t that very often the way life is?  When problems are an unavoidable part of life, we need to have a solution for handling them.  On the 19th day of the Happiness Challenge, let us discuss how to face obstacles and difficulties, without allowing them to rob our happiness.

One girl went to college for the first time and began staying in the hostel dormitory.  Three months after she had been there, she wrote a letter to her mother.  The letter read, “Mummy, I need to confess.  One month after I had been in the hostel, I made a mistake.  I stole a $100 from my roommate and rented a motorcycle with that.  Unfortunately, I had an accident and collided into a lamppost because of which my thighbone broke.  But, mummy, there was nothing much to worry about because a handsome doctor living down the lane took me in his home and nursed me.  And, mummy I want you to know that we have fallen in love and decided to get married.  The only problem is there is a disease that is showing up in the blood test.  I hope it gets resolved before the child pops out.”

The mother who was reading that note was horrified—what is happening to my darling daughter?  However, the letter concluded, “Actually, mummy, none of this is true.  The only thing that has happened is that I have gotten an ‘F’ in Calculus.”  I wanted you to see it in the proper perspective.  You see, it was just an ‘F.’  It was not the end of the world.  The problem could have been far bigger.”

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In the same way, when we do have problems falling upon us, the first thing to do is to step back and place it in its proper perspective.  Is it really as big as my mind is making it out to be?  And then, we will realize that there are people who have far bigger problems.  And the one we are facing is really not as serious as it seems.  Problems are a part of the journey of life.  If we climb a mountain, then how is the road going to be?  Naturally, it is going to be uphill.  Similarly, if we are progressing in life it is only to be expected that problems will come.

Consider a depiction in a cartoon.  One man was changing the punctured wheel of his car.  His little son was sitting inside and asking, “Daddy, why is this happening to us?”  The father had responded, “Son, this is not a TV channel that we can switch —this is life.”  So, difficulties and hardships will come.  Let us learn to anticipate problems.  It is said in boxing, that the punch that knocks one out is not the hardest one, but the one that was not anticipated.  So, let us put our problem in its proper perspective, gather courage, and enhance our inner strength and face it bravely.

Today, let us take this as our homework.  Think about the problems that we are facing — are they really as big as our mind is making them out to be?  Let us put them in their place.

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Sabita Satapathy
Sabita Satapathy
08/09/2021 12:31 pm

When we do have problems falling upon us, the first thing to do is to step back and place it in its proper perspective.

Pranita Mathur
Pranita Mathur
10/09/2021 7:19 am

Difficulties and hardships will come in life. Let us learn to anticipate problems.

Lipi Mohanty
Lipi Mohanty
10/09/2021 8:51 pm

It is said in boxing, that the punch that knocks one out is not the hardest one, but the one that was not anticipated. Similarly we should anticipate problems.

Kalashi Naik
Kalashi Naik
12/09/2021 9:04 am

Sometimes we feel we have problems everywhere. Read this blog to understand how to treat these problems.

LINGARAJ PRADHAN
LINGARAJ PRADHAN
15/09/2021 10:09 pm

let us put our problem in its proper perspective, gather courage, and enhance our inner strength and face it bravely.

SUBRAT PANDA
SUBRAT PANDA
18/09/2021 8:43 am

Read this inspiration article to understand how to face obstacles and difficulties in life.

Saswati panda
Saswati panda
18/09/2021 3:44 pm

Think about the problems that we are facing — are they really as big as our mind is making them out to be? Let us put them in their place.

MANORAMA DAS
MANORAMA DAS
20/09/2021 2:09 pm

If we want to overcome difficulties we should expect problems in life because they are a part of life.

Pratyush Pradhan
Pratyush Pradhan
20/09/2021 9:52 pm

When problems are an unavoidable part of life, we need to have a solution for handling them. Read this interesting blog to learn how.

Sujata Dash
Sujata Dash
21/09/2021 7:04 pm

When we step back and view our problems objectively, we realise other people have far bigger porblems.

Ajaya Kumar Mathur
Ajaya Kumar Mathur
22/09/2021 10:52 pm

Sometimes our mind magnifies a situation. It is therefore important for us to keep the problem in perspective.

Sushanta Kumar Mohanty
25/09/2021 10:08 pm

To face problems in life we need to put problem in its proper perspective, gather courage, and enhance our inner strength to face it bravely.

Surbhi
Surbhi
01/10/2021 8:22 am

Our mind tricks us in believing that the problem is really big. We should try to give proper perspective to our problems and try to face them with courage

Sushree Sangita Sarangi
Sushree Sangita Sarangi
04/10/2021 7:05 pm

To see the problem in its proper prospective is the only way to overcome it. Every problem has its solution in it.

santosh Taneja
santosh Taneja
06/10/2021 2:32 am

To accomplish great things in life, you have to be open to taking risks. With whatever challenges may arise, always think and dream big. That way, you will achieve more than what you could have ever imagined.

Gayatri Panda
Gayatri Panda
06/10/2021 10:22 pm

When a challenge arises, be it a big test in school or an upcoming running race, don’t give up! Persistence is a huge key to overcome challenges.

Sushanta Kumar Mohanty
07/10/2021 7:22 am

Difficulties and hardships will come. Let us learn to anticipate problems.

sudhanalini sarangi
sudhanalini sarangi
08/10/2021 6:22 pm

Learning how to overcome challenges will help you stay centered and remain calm under pressure.

Sushree Sangita Sarangi
Sushree Sangita Sarangi
10/10/2021 4:06 pm

Every person in this world has their low points. Some may handle or even hide it better than others. But the truth is, whatever you are going through, there are others who have been through it too.

PURNA CHANDRA BRAHMA
PURNA CHANDRA BRAHMA
13/10/2021 6:19 am

Look at the patterns in your life and see what challenges you’ve struggled with. Assess the optimal outcomes and make a plan for how you can achieve them.

Bisakha Pradhan
Bisakha Pradhan
16/10/2021 7:30 am

when we do have problems falling upon us, the first thing to do is to step back and place it in its proper perspective.

Prakash Sharma
Prakash Sharma
16/10/2021 7:34 am

we should realize that there are people who have far bigger problems and the one we are facing is really not as serious as it seems.

Sasmita Padhan
Sasmita Padhan
16/10/2021 7:37 am

Problems are a part of the journey of life. If we climb a mountain, then how is the road going to be? Naturally, it is going to be uphill.

Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Pradhan
16/10/2021 7:40 am

We should realise if we are progressing in life it is only to be expected that problems will come.

Ashok Thakur
Ashok Thakur
16/10/2021 7:51 am

There is said in boxing, that the punch that knocks one out is not the hardest one, but the one that was not anticipated.

khira sindhu
khira sindhu
16/10/2021 8:01 am

Let us put our problem in its proper perspective, gather courage, and enhance our inner strength and face it bravely.

Padmini Nag
Padmini Nag
16/10/2021 8:15 am

When you get good at acknowledging your thoughts and letting them pass, you can stop negative thoughts in their tracks.

Tuna Pradhan
Tuna Pradhan
16/10/2021 8:22 am

Accept where you are now and what you have. This is your life, at this time. While it’s temporary, accepting it will help you to let go of stress, anxiety, and fear.

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