Adversity = Opportunity

A few days back, I had attended a seminar as a part of "management conclave" by CPLC. There was a lecture by Mr. Ajay Piramal, a successful entrepreneur. In that speech of his, one of the things he mentioned really caught my attention and triggered my thought process-
"Adversity = Opportunity"
What a brilliant comparison it was! Often, adversity leads to unhappiness, depression. And yes, it's normal. We are humans with emotions after all. But should things stop here only? Absolutely not.
One can also look at such unfortunate incident as an opportunity. An opportunity to explore yourself. To explore huge amount of possibilities that surround us. A student who has got a drop in his engineering (man angineering is so close to me-1st example that crops up in my mind and engineering is there..), he/she may have the potential to achieve much greater success in some other field, say music or acting or even a race jockey to go to an extent. Who knows, maybe engineering was holding him behind, and the drop could make him understand his/her own self!
We find a number of stories around us, of some famous and successful people. Many of them have had encountered really bad situations in their lives. Perhaps that was the reason, they say, that they are so successful today. Others, if not famous, at least are very much satisfied in their lives.
And hell, this is what differentiates an optimist from a pessimist. Does misfortune stop one's life? No, it actually opens many doors for one. It brings out talents amd qualities in one, of which, he himself may not be aware of till that point of time. Explore such opportunities, explore yourself, look beyond adversities, and you'll be happy-that is what i tell to myself...