The Story of Resilience.

Scientifically
"Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors."
Generally
"It means "bouncing back" from difficult experiences."

The death of a loved one, loss of a job, serious illness, terrorist attacks and other traumatic events: these are all examples of very challenging life experiences. Many people react to such circumstances with a flood of strong emotions and a sense of uncertainty. Emotional pain and sadness are common in people who have suffered major adversity or trauma in their lives. In fact, the road to resilience is likely to involve considerable emotional distress. Most of the people succumb to such pressures and hurt themselves and in some cases even kill themselves. This is not being resilient, this is failing in their attempts to be one.

Then how do people deal with difficult events that change their lives?
People do that, we all have done that in some or the other way. We just don't recognize that we are doing it, that we are getting stronger, that we are being resilient. Being resilient does not mean that a person doesn't experience difficulty or distress. He/She does experience deep distress. Its the way they deal with the surroundings during their period of distress. Resilience is not a trait that people either have or do not have. Its not a characteristic that will make others judge you. It involves behaviours, thoughts and actions that can be learned and developed in anyone. Resilience is an ongoing process that requires time and effort and engages people in taking a number of steps. Steps which seem very difficult at the beginning, but eventually change your perception into a very positive one.

A challenge or a loss tests people's behaviour towards life and that is what makes them resilient. Whatever may be the situation, however bad it may be. If one decides not to give up, if one decides to keep going, if one chooses to be resilient, nothing in this world can break Him/Her.