Life is not a bed of roses, rather it is a bed of thorns. Sometimes it feels like heaven but on the other hand it feels like hell. It depends on how humans react to different circumstances. Life is a mixture of comfort and discomfort, pain and pleasure, courage and discouragement. It is the response of human beings to how they handle them in such situation and differ from other living beings. If difficulties come your way, there is no need to worry because sorrows teach us how to strengthen and encourage ourselves in times of pain. Adversity can sometimes lead us to the dark side of life and setbacks in people's lives; however, it sharpens their minds and develops determination, courage and perseverance to work hard, thus enabling them to overcome all obstacles that come their way. Human beings must keep in mind that nothing is permanent in this world. Adversity sharpens skills and qualities and uncovers hidden talents in humans, as stated by Alex Lowe "Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasurable struggles inherent in climbing." It is worth saying that people recognize their hidden power and abilities when something bad happens to them. The bad moment allows people to better understand themselves and enable them to fight for their goals. Success comes to those people who strive for it, not those who wait for other people to come along and make them stronger. Everything has its ups and downs and that's the reality of life. The heart is a good example to illustrate the phenomenon of ups and downs: when the heart beats it continues to beat, life goes on when it stops beating, then death comes and everything ends. As stated in the Quran, God never alters the condition... half of the document... http://www.quotes-positive.com/quotes/adversity/Disraeli, Benjamin, Brainy Quote, Network. October 20, 2013.50 People from success that they failed at first. OnlineColeege.org. 16 February 2010. Web. 20th Oct, 2013. http://www.onlinecollege.org/2010/02/16/50-famously-successful-people-who-failed-at-first/ Nietzsche, Friedrich, Brainy Quote, Web. 2013.Matt Linderman. Ideas of Thomas Edison. 37signals.com. October 23, 2007. Web. October 20, 2013. http://37signals.com/svn/posts/657-thomas-edison-ideas's