The reality of life is that it’s not perfect. Life won’t always go the way we want it to. 

Many people tend to look at the difficulties of life as something that is only bad. However, a lot of good can come from hardship. Hardships are necessary in life. 

Hardships are experiences; you can either let these experiences defeat you or overcome them. 

When I go through a difficult situation, instead of feeling depressed about the situation, I calm myself down and I ask myself, “What can I learn from this?” 

I always find the answer. This is the perfect method to not allow hardships to defeat you.

It took me a while to come to the realization that a lot of the important lessons we learn in life are a result of experiencing hardship. These experiences make us stronger and humble. Hardships allow us to feel empathy and relate to one another. 

As terrible as they might be at the moment, when we overcome hardships we can reflect on them and navigate through life better. Learning lessons helps us not repeat mistakes and offer others valuable advice. 

Hearing about what someone else has been through or is currently going through can remind us that we are not alone, nor are we exempt. 

Experiencing the lows in life helps us appreciate the highs and without knowing pain we would not be able to know happiness.

Trying to achieve something most times comes with failure first. Without experiencing failure, we wouldn’t know how to make something better. These failures give us the opportunity to improve and grow. 

Once you overcome the hardships thrown your way, you might look back and notice that whatever you were stressing over, or whatever was making you sad, wasn’t all that bad. You might even find yourself to be grateful for what you went through. 

Pain is an inevitable part of the human life experience. Don’t let your hard times defeat you. Rather, embrace them and allow them to help you.