Fortitude

Life's trials force us to develop fortitude of character which is the ability

to cope with difficult situations, disease, and loss. I was speaking to a

friend the other day who suffers from a debilitating medical situation

for which she had to be hospitalised for long months during the winter.

She said to me that this trial gave her strength and augmented her

resilience. She started learning a new language and will soon be

visiting the Far East to practise it with the natives. She also lost

a lot of weight which makes her feel much lighter and in better

health. She has acquired fortitude.