What is a picture that would represent the quote “That which does not destroy us makes us stronger”?
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For art class, I need to find an aphorism and 6 pictures that represent it. I want to do the quote “That which does not destroy us makes us stronger”, but I can’t think of any pictures that would represent it.
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Romans 5:3-4 “We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character, and character produces hope”
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Adversity has the power to break our spirits — or to give them an unshakable strength. Although it sometimes seems difficult when we are mired with pressing problems, opposition can help us in the long run if we have the right attitude.
“If you’re going through hell, keep going,” Winston Churchill said. When London was being bombed relentlessly by the Nazis during World War II, many Brits were about to succumb to despair. Churchill kept an indomitable spirit, and rallied his countrymen around the cause of winning the war. I can imagine a picture of Churchill emerging from his underground bunker, smiling, all the stronger for having resisted successfully.
“Turn your wounds into wisdom,” Oprah Winfrey said. She has overcome childhood abuse to become perhaps the most influential woman in the country. Maybe a picture of Oprah forgiving her childhood abuser would underscore her success.
Mahatma Ghandi is one of the most inspirational figures of the twentieth century. He was jailed for his opposition to British rule, but was released, and eventually, India broke free from Great Britain, utilizing Christ’s philosophy of non-violent resistance to evil. Perhaps a picture of Ghandi emerging from jail, with bruises, still smiling, would be good in this vein.
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors, according to an old African proverb. We learn much more during times of adversity and opposition than we do during times of comfort and ease. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it,” said Henry Ford.
In the I Ching, or Book of Change, adversity — dealt with in the right way — leads directly to success. “Times of adversity are the reverse of times of success, but they can lead to success if they befall the right man. When a strong man meets with adversity, he remains cheerful despite all danger, and this cheerfulness is the source of later successes; it is that stability which is stronger than fate. He who lets his spirit be broken by exhaustion certainly has no success.”
All my best to you in your art class and in life. Never let adversity stop you from pursuing your dreams. Adversity is nothing more than a bump in the road.