WHATEVER that does NOT kill you, makes you STRONG... or DOESN'T IT...?!?

Question

Somehow, I can't accept that proverb.... I just don't like it. There's ambiguity in that statement somehow....

How about you then? Agree or disagree? Why? Any personal reason or experience for that?

Answer 1

No, it only applies to infectious disease immunity.

If you get a disease such as smallpox and survive, you will never get that disease again.

That quote was from Frederich Niche when he was on his death bed with cancer.

Answer 2

In my personal life, I mostly agree with it. By getting past a situation, you learn from it, even though it's hard at the time. However, there are things in life that injure a person too much, that actually leave them weaker. For example, person A has her best friend die in a car accident. She grieves, and eventually moves on, so that when something else happens, she faces it as a whole new situation, with the strength she earned from the first situation. Person B goes through the exact same thing, but never moves on, never gets past it. When something hapens to her, she can't handle it, and turns to something-drugs, alcohol, cutting, suicide...

It all depends on the person and the situation.

Answer 3

Like most cliches, this one is based on some measure of fact, diseases, most notable, the so called "childhood" diseases of chicken pox, mumps, measles and whooping cough. This saying is not a proverb, as proverbs come from the Bible and this is not scripture. At least not that I am aware of. Once you catch the "childhood" diseases as a child, you never catch them again, unlike the common cold. People noticed this happened, that children would get sick, some would survive and some would not, and the ones that did, never got sick with that particular disease again. Other people have applied this saying to moral fiber, strength of personal willpower and such, when it really does not literally apply as it does with certain diseases.

Answer 4

I agree because trials build character in us, teach us, train us and make us better OR bitter human beings, and the choice is ours which road we want to take.

Think of it this way.......a beautiful piece of pottery starts of as a shapeless piece of clay. It has to be put in the fire to become what it ends up being. We are the same way. We have to go through the fiery furnace to be refined and beautiful.

Answer 5

Personal Growth is a product of overcoming adversities. Growth and its attendant strengths result from overcoming difficulties that 'don't kill you'.

Of course, those who do not persevere and overcome their challenges, quit or retreat in life (they often label themselves 'victims'). In a way, part of them dies. Thus, the challenge did 'kill' a part of them and they did not become stronger.

Answer 6

I have to agree with it, through personal experience..

There's always exceptions to the rule, and if you look you can find those exceptions..
But I think if you experience something and get through it or get past it (as opposed to it breaking you, leaving you scarred and NOT getting through it) then you are generally stronger for it

Answer 7

Experiences in life whether good or bad makes you strong.

Learning is being strong.

Answer 8

It means don't be a wimp in life. Unless this act is going to kill you, don't be afraid of it. Do it. Live life. Take a chance. You'll get something positive out of it

Answer 9

Nah, I don't like it either. I think that some people just NEED homilies like that to make them feel better about bad stuff in their life.

Answer 10

Well, it makes sense. But it's too general for me. I like to believe that everything we do makes us strong; good and bad.

Answer 11

If you go through a tough time, and you make it okay, you are stronger as a person for it.