Essay on Strength

[teen1216]

I have an assignment to write an essay on a rule of life. I have chosen to write on strength, and plan to include one of the following quotes as my "rule".

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.-- Mahatma Gandhi

Strength is a matter of a made up mind. -- John Beecher

That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. - Friedrich Nietzche

We are made strong by what we overcome. - John Burroughs

People do not lack strength; they lack will. -Victor Hugo

Does anyone have any personal experiences that one of these quotes relate to, or know of someone (can be a news story) that a quote like this has a special meaning to? I think that a story of an experience would make the essay more clear and present the idea better. Also, if someone knows of a better quote, please post it up. Thanks.

 

[Drunken_Weasel]

We are made strong by what we overcome. - John Burroughs

I have in so many ways lived this quote. I have overcome so much in so many ways that it has strengthened me, inside and out.
I overcame much depression, through friends and closer than friends. I have become a much stronger person in this way. Much more confident, much more social. I have come from a self esteem so low that I frequently Insulted myself and injured myself, to a state of seeing myself in a fairly good way.

I overcame being overweight. It has strengthened me both emotionally, and physically. I have come from 280, at a 42 inch waist to 215, at a 36 waist. My physical strength has grown immensely, while my physical size has decreased, thus increasing my self respect, and self esteem.

 

[teen1216]

Thank you for the response, I will try and incorporate your experience into the essay.