Suffering Defines us

So getting stuff ready for a program I'm in charge of has me revisiting old school work. From my philosophy class:
As Seneca said "The greater the torment, the greater the glory shall be," we cannot know life without suffering. Seneca says without an adversary we will never know our potential, or who we really are. Those that try to avoid suffering are doomed to fail, and worse yet they do not have the character to deal with this failure. In other words how we deal with suffering in our life defines us as the person we are or will be.

In no way am I saying I have an adversary, or at least one that I can tell you without reveling my secret identity, but the statement holds true, you really cannot judge what type of character you have until you have met some sort of challenge. Seneca also says that "Prosperity can come to the vulgar and ordinary talents, but to triumph over the disasters and terrors of mortal life is the privilege of the great man."

Yeah so this is one of those posts that don't really fit in with this blog, but hey what the hell everyone's entitled to be different, at least every once in a while. Yes I have been re-reading these sort books again, along with many other books...I'm boring I know. In a totally unrelated topic I am on my 8th straight day of work...all work and no play makes Konrad a dull boy.