Isn't it Life suppose to be tough ?

Life is define in various definitions. Your definitions will determine your perspective of life.

Some group of people will choose to live their life happily, easy going, and assume everything is great. In the other hands, there will be another side of group who choose to live their life in difficult ways, simply means to see the life in hard way perspective.

According to Wikipedia, the word 'Toughness' means the resistance to fracture of a material when stressed.

Toughness of life is about 'stamina' and 'flexibilities' of facing the resistance.

How tough are you to face the resistance ??

Rome 5:3-4
(3) Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.
(4) And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful and confident hope of eternal salvation.

Roma 5:3-4
(3) Dan bukan hanya itu saja. Kita malah bermegah juga dalam kesengsaraan kita, karena kita tahu, bahwa kesengsaraan itu menimbulkan ketekunan,
(4) dan ketekunan menimbulkan tahan uji dan tahan uji menimbulkan pengharapan.


Endurance will develops maturity character of faith and integrity. Endurance is not given, however it is a process and everyone should earn for it. Endurance shall comes after practice, as practice makes perfects.

Gold shall gone through the process of purification in very hot furnace to filter out those impure materials contains in the gold itself, therefore only certain irresistible materials that filtered out.

Life isn't tough, however perspective in life will determine reaction and resistances.

Recession create Inspiration

Recession is always expected to happen in certain period of time. It is predictable and sometimes happen in cycle however it is always solvable.

Ancient says, "Life is wheel alike, as the wheel glide you will be in up and down conditions"

Your perspective will determine of where you stand, either in up or down side of wheel, or you stand of vantage point and observe the crisis peacefully. It is always good to see from vantage point positively. Positive attitude will bring confident, positive solutions and positive inspirations.

On February 4, 2009, American President Obama gave his State of the Nation address. He said, “History reminds us that, at every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this nation has responded with bold action and big ideas. In the midst of civil war, we laid railroad tracks from one coast to another that spurred commerce and industry.From the turmoil of the Industrial Revolution came a system of public high schools that prepared our citizens for a new age. In the wake of war and depression, the GI Bill sent a generation to college and created the largest middle-class in history. And a twilight struggle for freedom led to a nation of highways, an American on the moon, and an explosion of technology that still shapes our world … We are a nation that has seen promise amid peril and claimed opportunity from ordeal. Now we must be that nation again.”

Herein some example during crisis /recession create great inspiration to be more productive as follows:

The Great Depression: 3M invented the Scotch tape (1930); Revlon launched long-lasting nail polish (1932); Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom and Chicken Noodle soup were introduced (1934); GE introduced the fluorescent light bulb (1938); Hewlett-Packard was established (1939).

Eisenhower Recessions: Texas Instruments introduced the transistor radio (1954); McDonald’s opened its first restaurant (1955); Proctor & Gamble tested Pampers disposable diapers (1960).

1973 Oil Crisis: Arthur Fry and Spenser Silver invented Post-it Notes (1974); Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed Microsoft (1975).

Early 1980s Recession: MTV hit the airwaves (1981); Diet Coke made debut (1982); Microsoft introduced Word for MS-DOS 1.00 (1983).

Black Monday: Prozac was approved as an antidepressant (1987).

Gulf War: The World Wide Web and Apple Powerbook debuted (1991).

Dot-com Bust: iPod was unveiled (2001); RIM introduced Blackberry 5810 (2002).

So, what is your inspiration ?!??! Find it now or never !!!

Philippians 4:13 (English Amplified)

(13) I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].