Adversity is an unavoidable part of life, whether we like it or not - it will come.  Death of a loved one, breakup of a relationship, malicious action by another, job loss, etc.. Adversity is like a hurricane. It destroys everything in its path except that which is indestructible.

Learning to live through any adversity leaves us with the ability to see the truth about that situation and the lesson learned of how not to repeat it.