Far from it being unusual to face adversity, it is normal, and it is our business to overcome it.
The real test is not when we are successful when there is no adversity, but when there is and we triumph.
When we face these challenges and position them so that we fell we have no alternative, that there can be no excuses, we can accomplish the impossible.
From "Wisdom Of The Generals"
By William A. Cohen, Major General, USAFR, Ret.