I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose

　　weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort

　　myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on

　　stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free. I have a smile of

　　satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.

　　Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an

　　easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her

　　activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, "Character cannot be developed in

　　ease. Only through experiences of suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared,

　　ambition inspired and success achieved."

　　One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From

　　time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. Some are of our

　　making but many are no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity, we can

　　choose our attitude towards it.

　　Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying

　　accident.

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