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1 " Difficult times always make us realize the true value of good times. Only a hungry person can appreciate the taste of a loaf of bread- however hard and old that loaf may be. Only a homeless person can truly appreciate the value of a roof over the head- even if it’s in an old unpainted building. Only the blind can appreciate the true value of sight- even if it’s hazy. And so on. So problems and difficulties teach us to better appreciate the good times. They are very important or else our lives would be partial. God is ALWAYS with us; never think, even in your wildest dreams, that He can ever forsake us. If you have been through only good times, you may have forgotten Him, because you were too busy celebrating and enjoying life. He was always there watching over you and keeping you out of harm’s way. It is only during your difficult times that you turn to Him. When things get out of hand you started cribbing and complaining that He has left you to the wolves. No, that’s not true; He was and is always there by your side. He’s now busy solving your problems and showing you a way out of the mess you are in. It is, perhaps, His way of showing the other side of life; of making you realize that things do go wrong and sunshine as well as rain should be taken in your stride. He sends rain to you to make you appreciate the warmth of sunny days. He puts you through difficult times to teach you the value of good times. It’s His way of teaching you to see the silver lining. You will not crib about the huge electricity bill, because you are earning enough to afford a good house with lights and heating gadgets to keep it warm. You will not feel irritated with the out of tune singer in the row behind you because it means that you can hear well. You will not feel miffed with your daughter for having dropped coffee on your clothes, because it means you have a family to come home to. Appreciate what you have and have thank the Lord for all that He has given you instead of crying for what you don’t have. "
2 " If difficult times teach us the most important lessons, we should then learn to read difficult books. "
― Joyce Rachelle
3 " Do not be unkind to others just because you are passing through difficult times because they are not responsible for your misery. "
4 " 13. If you’re going through difficult times today, hold steady. It will change soon. If you are experiencing smooth sailing and easy times now, brace yourself. It will change soon. The only thing you can be certain of is change. "
― James C. Dobson , Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future
5 " I'm not sure if I know any 'functional' families, if functional means a family without difficult times and members who don't have a full range of problems. "
― David Sheff , Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
6 " Ya Ummi(my mother), I cannot live my life with a woman who has no key to my mind and does not share my concerns. She cannot - will not - read anything. She shrugs off the grave problems of the day and asks if I think her new tablecloth is pretty. We are living in difficult times and it is not enough for a person to be interested in his home and his job - in his own personal life. I need my partner to be someone to whom I can turn, confident of her sympathy, believing her when she tells me I'm in the wrong, strengthened when she tells me I'm in the right. I want to love, and be loved back - but what I see is not love or companionship but a sort of transacton of convenience santioned by religion and society and I do not want it. "
― Ahdaf Soueif , The Map of Love
7 " It is in difficult times we must remember that whatever burden we carry,it can make us stronger and build more character in us.We don’t grow from an easy life. Ease makes us like cattle sitting in the field and grazing.Existing without purpose or drive or desire.When pain or complications come to us, that is when we must become ALIVE.Our intellects begin to function at full power.We have desire and drive and acquire the power to CREATE solutions to these complications.We are no longer cattle. We stand up and become MEN of action! "
8 " Like the darkness of night, difficult times don’t last. "
― Debasish Mridha
9 " Having difficult times and grief and brokenness, does not mean that life is over. These are just bumps in the road, obstacles to be overcome and made stepping stones into a long successful life. "
10 " Man needs difficult times for reflection and personal growth. "
― Lailah Gifty Akita ,
11 " To manage to smile and have a good laugh in the midst of difficult times makes you look younger. "
― Euginia Herlihy
12 " Being the reader of a dark fairy tale is much like being the hero of one. Our lives are filled with pain, boredom, and fear. We want to venture into the dark wood, to see the oddities and the beauties it holds, and to test ourselves against them. So we pick up a book of fairy tales. The real ones. THe weird ones. The dark ones. We see oddities and beauties galore. We test our courage and our understanding. Finally, we put the book down and return to our lives. And hopefully, just like the hero of the fairy tale, we return stronger, richer, and wiser. In difficult times - of recession and violence and political bitterness - we long for a dark forest to which we can escape; and from which we can return, better than we were before. "
― Adam Gidwitz , The Grimm Conclusion (A Tale Dark & Grimm, #3)
13 " Watching someone you love go through difficult times is like being trapped in your own body but paralyzed. You want to yell at them, scream, help them, but your body won’t move, and you know that no matter how hard you try, in the end, the path is theirs to choose. You can’t choose for them. What a terrifying concept, especially considering we hardly see every option when we’re stuck in our own self-defeat. "
― Rachel Van Dyken , Toxic (Ruin, #2)
14 " Those who put you in difficult times are enemies.Those who forsook you in difficult times are acquaintances.Those who stood by you in difficult times are friends.Those who fought for you in difficult times are family. "
15 " In difficult times bring to mind my words and the sound of my voice. In that way, I shall always be present for you. "
― Carolyn Meyer , Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4)
16 " You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. "
― Epicurus
17 " You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. "
18 " All my songs are different, but from the overall experience, I want people to sense that they can overcome and move through difficult times and find strength in my music. Maybe it's a song that makes them cry and move through something else. "
19 " We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. "