Composition "Strength of the Spirit."

What is the power of the spirit? In my opinion, this is the quality of a person that allows you to deal with all the difficulties, not to focus on minor problems and not to despair, to go only forward.
Sometimes the strength of the spirit can be compared with courage and courage. After all, this is really a feat, to overcome the problems that arise within yourself.
Not every person is endowed with the power of the spirit. This quality people in themselves bring up over the years. These people cannot be broken. Moreover, strong-willed people are able to survive any difficulties, such as: cold, hunger, failure, betrayal and physical suffering. Courageous people challenge fate, quickly and painlessly "stepping over" through problems.
Lucky were those who had the strength of mind from birth, when from childhood they looked fear in the eye. Such people are easy to distinguish from the crowd, they have a strong, confident and strong-willed look, they look at life in a completely different way. In other words, nothing is impossible for them.
Decisiveness in strong-willed people is already a habit. Sometimes they themselves do not notice their “feats”. By the way, it is about such people, in particular guys, that they say “behind him, like behind a stone wall.” Such people do not know what despair is and fall into the dirt face.
No luck, of course, for those who have to cultivate the strength of the spirit in themselves on their own. From the outside, it looks like a kind of experiment of fate, in which the way out is one of two: either a person breaks down, or he overcomes all adversity.
Heroes of the Great Patriotic War can serve as such an example. After all, without fortitude, soldiers, and in particular, female partisans, nurses, and so on, would not have been able to achieve victory over fascism.
The strength of the spirit endows a person with fearlessness, which helps to think and solve problems with a “cold” head, without emotions. Such people are to be admired. It was they who did not succumb to the fear of death.
Of course, each of us understands the seemingly identical concepts at first glance, in different ways, in our own way, with our own outlook on life. For some, "strength of mind" is not to eat candy, for someone - to survive the loss of a dear person.
I believe that our state rests on strong-willed people. Thanks to stability and common sense, we have a clear sky above our heads. And we are all happy, of course, each in his own way.

Fortitude is an active determination to go towards the goal, overcoming any obstacles. Everyone would like to be strong, but not everyone succeeds. Examples of the strength (or weakness) of the spirit are found both in fiction and in the reality around us.

Arguments from literature

1. (56 words) In D.I. Fonvizin's comedy "Undergrowth", Starodum can serve as an example of fortitude. The hero meets a young officer who seems decent. However, war was soon declared, the friend of the protagonist evaded the defense of the Motherland and succeeded in the rear. Starodum went to the battlefield, was wounded and outflanked. But this incident did not break him and did not deprive him of faith in the triumph of truth.
2. (48 words) Erast, the hero of N.M. Karamzin "Poor Lisa", turned out to be a weak person, could not match the love of the peasant woman Lisa. The young man, having seduced the girl and received his own, squanders his fortune and decides to find himself a profitable party. Erast deceived Lisa and married another, and she drowned herself, so the hero's impotence was punished with eternal torment of conscience.
3. (54 words) Chatsky, the hero of the comedy A.S. Griboyedov "Woe from Wit", is a truly strong man, he had the courage to go not only against one influential person, Famusov, but also against a crowd of his supporters. Chatsky preached truth, freedom, opposed servility and lies. Everyone turned away from him, but Alexander still did not give up, is this not fortitude?
4. (59 words) In the novel in verse "Eugene Onegin" by A.S. Pushkin, the strength of the spirit is concentrated in Tatyana. Having fallen in love with Onegin, she was ready for anything for him. The girl was not even afraid to confess, but this was unacceptable in the 19th century. The strength of the spirit, the strength of love overcame all obstacles, except for one - the lack of reciprocal feelings. Tatyana remained unhappy, but she has a core and the truth is on her side.
5. (47 words) Mtsyri, the protagonist of the poem of the same name by M.Yu. Lermontov, yearned for his native Caucasus and freedom all his life. The hero had a goal: to live for real, at least for a moment, outside the monastery. And Mtsyri fled, tried to return to his native places. He did not succeed, but this thirst for freedom reveals the strength of the spirit in the hero.
6. (48 words) Pechorin, the main character of the novel by M.Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time" is a strong-willed person. For example, when Grushnitsky started an unfair duel against him, Grigory was not afraid, but calmly brought the game to the end, punishing the scoundrel with death. This act is not at all merciful, but strong, because otherwise the hero would have died himself.
7. (52 words) The main character of the story M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin “The Wise Scribbler” is completely devoid of any mental strength, he was afraid of danger all his life, and therefore did not live, but only existed in a hole without friends, love, simple joys. Because of weakness, everything passed by the scribbler, although his existence was long, but completely empty. Without the power of the spirit there is no life.
8. (36 words) In the story of A.P. Chekhov's "The Death of an Official", the executor Chervyakov sneezed on General Bryzzhalov and was so frightened of the consequences of this accident that, in the end, he died of horror. Fear has deprived the hero of common sense, this is what the weakness of the spirit leads to.
9. (41 words) Andrey Sokolov, the main character of the story by M.A. Sholokhov "The Fate of Man", can be called a strong personality. He went to war, because the Motherland was in danger, he went through all its horrors, then captivity and a concentration camp. Sokolov is a real hero, although he himself never understood his strength.
10. (60 words) Vasily Terkin, the hero of the poem of the same name by A.T. Tvardovsky, fortitude is combined with humor and lightness, as if it costs nothing for a fighter to do things that few modern people can repeat without fear and posturing. For example, in the chapter "Duel" it is told about the confrontation between the hero and the German: the enemy is well-fed, better prepared, but Vasily won, and this victory took place solely on moral and volitional qualities, because of the fortitude.

Examples from life, cinema and media

1. (54 words) Plumber Dmitry, the hero of the film "The Fool" by Yu. Bykov, tried to go against the system for the sake of almost a thousand people who were simply abandoned. In the hostel building, the hero noticed a huge crack, the house is about to collapse, people will die or remain on the street. He fights for strangers against authority, fights to the end. He died, the system still won, but the strength of the character of the hero is respected.
2. (46 words) Chuck Noland, the protagonist of R. Zemeckis' film Cast Away, found himself in an extreme situation: the plane on which the hero was traveling crashes, he finds himself on a desert island. In such a situation, if you surrender, you will die. We need to make decisions here and now. Chuck strained his inner strength, survived and was able to rethink his life.
3. (44 words) The eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow from Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End epitomizes unsinkability. This hero came to the next world and returned back without batting an eyelid. And all because he never gives up, and this quality makes him a strong person.
4. (41 words) A man of great fortitude is Nick Vujicic. Nick has no arms and legs, but he was able to get a diploma with two specialties, find love, travel and give lectures that help other people. Such heroes motivate to accomplish great things by their example.
5. (46 words) Peter Dinklage, known to many for his role as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones, has overcome many obstacles. Dinklage was born with achondroplasia (a disease leading to dwarfism), he has a poor family, and there was no success at the beginning of his career. Now this actor is very popular, the problems only hardened his character.
6. (52 words) Stephen Hawking, who is the luminary of modern science, has been fighting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since the age of 20. Now this disease is not treatable, the scientist is paralyzed, even speaks only with the help of a speech synthesizer. However, Hawking does not give up: he continues his scientific work, inspires young scientists to new achievements, even appears in the comedy series The Big Bang Theory.
7. (67 words) A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer. This is a young woman with a small child, and the disease was already in the last stage. The first thing she thought about was how to arrange the child in the best way. The second is how to live on. One could cry in anticipation of the end, but the woman began to help other patients, and also live a full life, without postponing any meetings, travels, acquaintances. You need to have a huge inner core to repeat her feat.
8. (47 words) A friend of mine had an operation that didn't go well. The body rejected the material that was sewn during surgery, inflammation began. She underwent several more operations, a huge number of injections, a whole year of her life passed in the hospital ward. However, this year tempered her character, taught her not to give up and be strong.
9. (62 words) As a child, I had an incident that made me strong on pain of death. I was just learning to swim, but I accidentally got into a deep place where I didn’t reach the bottom, got scared and started to sink. It was far enough to the coast. Then I realized that if I didn’t calm down and be strong, I wouldn’t be able to save myself. And I swam as best I could, but I swam and survived.
10. (57 words) Once, when I was still very young, my mother looked out of the apartment and saw that there was smoke in the entrance, and it was impossible to go out, especially with a child. But through the window, my mother saw a fire truck, so we went out onto the balcony, and my mother began to give signals to the firemen. They noticed us and pulled us out. Mom was not at a loss, she had to become strong for me.

Fortitude is not only about going into battle with a drawn saber, it is often required in everyday life to deal with all problems and troubles. This quality must be cultivated in oneself, without it it is impossible, as the Kino group sang: “You must be strong, otherwise, why would you be?”.

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"What are mental powers?" (option 1)

Mental strength is such human qualities as stamina, patience, endurance, perseverance, willpower - all that helps to cope with various life difficulties. People with the strength of mind are able to achieve the desired result. Mental strength can be needed by a person both in a big business and in a small one. I justify my words with concrete examples.

In the text of V. G. Rasputin, mental strength helps the boy Sanya to harvest a rich harvest of the taiga dove berry. It was not easy to do this, since there were a lot of berries this year, the boy had to make his way through dense thickets of bushes all day long, repeatedly bend branches towards him, carry a can full of sweet fruits back and forth. It was especially difficult to collect the dove during the rain, as it "choked, crumpled, leaves stuck to the hands." But Sanya not only successfully coped with this work, but also received great pleasure, which testifies to his endurance and diligence.

The pilot Meresyev, the hero of B. Polevoy's "The Tale of a Real Man", also possesses extraordinary spiritual powers. How much patience and perseverance it took for Meresyev to return to the profession of a fighter again after the amputation of both legs as a result of a combat mission! He was able to overcome the pain while performing special physical exercises and learned to walk on prostheses. Thanks to hard training, Meresyev made his dream come true.

Thus, people with spiritual powers cause sincere admiration and deep respect. (209 words)

15.3 "What are soul forces?" (option 2)

Mental forces are the internal resources of a person, thanks to which he is able to live a full life, cope with difficulties, work, create. But mental strength can run out, and to prevent this from happening, they need to be fed. There are many ways to do this: listen to your favorite music, read an interesting book, chat with nice people, or just stay alone with nature. I will prove my point with examples.

In the text of V. G. Rasputin, the boy Sanya, being in the taiga, felt an unusual surge of spiritual strength. What he saw in the morning, after a disturbing night, evoked in him a whole palette of emotions: both delight, and peace, and some kind of inhumanly strong and huge feeling, from which Sanya "was ready to jump out of himself and take off, ..., he was ready for anything." For the boy, nature became a source of spiritual strength.

And for Pyotr Grinev, the hero of A.S. Pushkin's story "The Captain's Daughter", the source of spiritual strength was love for the commandant's daughter Masha Mironova. It was this high feeling that helped Grinev to go through many trials: to endure Shvabrin’s mockery and insults, to survive on his own and save his beloved during the capture of the fortress by Pugachev, to stand worthy in court.

Thus, spiritual strength is necessary for every person. (177 words)

"What are mental powers?" (option 3)

Mental forces are the internal resources of a person, thanks to which he is able to cope with difficulties, work, create. Sometimes mental strength is necessary for a person like air, in order to simply live. Everyone has their own source of spiritual strength. For one, this is communication with nature, and for the other - the memory of a loved one. I will prove my point of view with specific examples.

M. Gorky's text says that the narrator was very fond of hiking in the forest with his grandmother. The forest attracted the hero and had a magical effect on him. According to him, the forest evoked in him "a feeling of peace and comfort." Once in this life-giving corner of nature, the narrator forgot about his troubles, his soul seemed to be renewed, and his strength was restored. This means that it was nature that was the source of spiritual strength for the boy.

But for Anna Fedotovna, the heroine of B. Vasiliev's story "Exhibit No", the source of spiritual strength was two things valuable in her understanding: the only letter from her son who died at the front during the Great Patriotic War, and a letter from his comrade, written after the death of his son . Every evening the elderly woman reread these letters. The memory of her son kept her alive. But when the letters were stolen, Anna Fedotovna lost her source of life, and her spiritual strength left her forever.

Thus, spiritual strength is necessary for every person. (200 words)

"What are mental powers?" (option 4)

Mental forces are the internal resources of a person that help him live his life with dignity, doing good deeds, helping those who need help. Spiritual forces push a person to bold and noble deeds. This is easy to prove with concrete examples.

The text of D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak tells about the old watchman Taras, who once saved a swan from death, and then sheltered the bird at home. Taras' act testifies that we have a spiritually strong person, very kind and not indifferent to someone else's misfortune.

Spiritual power can be possessed not only by an adult, but also by a child. Let us recall the hero of the story by N.G. Garin-Mikhailovsky Tema. When the boy discovered that an evil man had thrown his pet Beetle into a well, he rushed to her aid. To save the unfortunate animal, it was necessary to go down to the very bottom of the well. The thought of this terrified the child. But Tyoma coped with his fear, because he understood that he was doing a good deed. So mental strength helped the boy overcome his weaknesses and pull the Beetle out of the well.

Thus, every person needs spiritual strength. (159 words)

"What is good?" (option 5)

Good is a disinterested and sincere desire for the realization of good. Kindness, as a rule, is associated with generosity and love towards people and all living things. A person who does good cannot think only about himself, he will always take care of others. This judgment can be confirmed by the following examples.

The text by E.A. Permyak tells about a grandfather who really wanted his grandson Alyosha to grow up good and kind. Once a wise old man in Alyosha's time praised a stranger who made a bench. At the same time, the grandfather emphasized that at that moment the stranger was thinking not about himself alone, but about all people. The grandfather's words echoed in Alyosha's heart, and the boy also wanted to do something good for others, namely: to repair and paint the old gate and bench. So the grandson did a good deed.

Sometimes a good deed is tantamount to a feat. In this regard, the story of the famous swimming champion Shavarsh Karapetyan is recalled. Once he witnessed the fall of a trolley bus into Yerevan Lake. Without hesitation, the athlete rushed to the aid of drowning people. As a result, alone, risking his own life and health, he was able to pull 20 passengers out of the cold water. After this incident, the health of Shavarsh Karapetyan was seriously undermined. But did the champion think about it when he saved people?! His act can rightly be called not only a good deed, but also a feat.

Thus, goodness is incompatible with indifference and selfishness. (215 words)

"What is good?" (option 6)

Good is a disinterested and sincere desire for the realization of good. Kindness is expressed in generosity, mercy, love and care. Giving a person wise advice, revealing the truth is also good. This statement can be confirmed by the following examples.

In the text of A. Saint-Exupery, the wise Fox did a good deed for his new friend - he revealed to him two truths, saying the following words: "only the heart is vigilant" and "you are forever responsible for everyone you tamed." These truths helped the Little Prince to understand many important things and himself.

Let us also recall the good deed of one of the heroes of another work - A.S. Pushkin's story "The Captain's Daughter". When Petrusha, a young and inexperienced nobleman, went to work, his father, wishing his son only the best, gave him advice to protect honor from a young age. In the future, his father's blessing helped Peter Grinev to adequately go through all the trials that fell to his lot. A father did a good deed for his son!

Thus, goodness is multifaceted and it can be manifested in different ways. (150 words)

"What is good?" (option 7)

Good is a disinterested and sincere desire for the realization of good. Kindness is expressed in generosity, mercy, love and care towards all living things. This statement can be confirmed by the following examples.

In Yu. Yakovlev's text, the main character - the boy Costa - took care of the dog, which was left without a master, as he died at sea. The boy felt compassion for the unfortunate animal and really wanted to help. Every day he brought food to the shore for the dog, walked with it and even made a house out of an old boat. Costa's actions indicate that he has a good heart.

Many examples of how people save animals can be cited from life. Here's a good story I heard recently. In Rostov, a man saved a crow. He was on business when he saw that in the courtyard of a high-rise building, a wounded crow was hanging on a tree, pinched by branches. As the neighbors said, the bird got stuck a day ago. She tried to free herself, but only broke her wing. The rescuer climbed a tree, took out a feathered bird and took it to a veterinary hospital, where the bird was examined and provided with the necessary assistance, after which the young man took the crow with him to care for her until the wing grows together, and then release it into the wild.

Thus, such stories warm the soul and remind that life without goodness is impossible. (204 words)

15.3 How do you understand the meaning of the phrase "fortitude"? Formulate and comment on your definition. Write an essay-reasoning on the topic "What is POWER OF THE SPIRIT". Arguing your thesis, give 2 (two) examples-arguments that confirm your reasoning: give one example-argument from the text you read, and the second from your life experience.

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(4) I knock loudly on the window frame. (5) There is nothing to sleep, since we have returned. (6) And now the wooden door swings open. (7) Panchenko, my orderly, sleepy, yawning, standing barefoot on the threshold.

- (8) Come in, Comrade Lieutenant.

(9) It’s good to return home from the bridgehead at night like this. (10) You don’t think about it there. (11) You feel it here with all your might. (12) Before the war, I never had to return home after a long separation. (13) And I didn’t have to leave for a long time. (14) The first time I left home for a pioneer camp, the second time I left for the front. (15) But even the one who returned home after a long separation before the war did not then experience what we are experiencing now. (16) They returned bored - we return alive ...

(17) Sitting on the windowsills, the scouts watch the two of us eat, and their eyes are kind. (18) And in the corner there is a wide rustic bed. (19) White pillowcase stuffed with hay, white sheet. (20) Many people did not understand and did not appreciate before the war. (21) Does a person in peacetime understand what clean sheets are? (22) 3and throughout the war, only in the hospital, I slept on sheets, but then they did not please.

(23) I lie down on my royal bed, smelling of hay and fresh linen, and fall through like fluff. (24) My eyes stick together, but I barely doze off, when, shuddering, I wake up again. (25) I wake up from silence. (26) Even in a dream, I used to listen to the explosion of shells.

(27) And thoughts about the guys left on the bridgehead come to mind. (28) I blink my eyes - and again it’s all before my eyes: the signalmen’s dugout, which was hit by a bomb, the road in the forest and the black heights occupied by the Germans ...

(29) No, I don't seem to fall asleep. (30) Carefully, so as not to wake the guys, I go out into the courtyard, carefully closing the door. (31) How quiet! (32) As if there is no war on earth. (33) Ahead, the moon sits behind a clay pipe, only its edge glows above the roof. (34) And something so ancient, infinite in this, which was before us and will be after us.

(35) I am sitting on a stone and remember how at school forty-five minutes of a lesson were longer than two centuries. (36) States arose and collapsed, and it seemed to us that time before us was running with amazing speed and now it just went on its normal course. (37) Ahead of each of us was a whole human life, from which we lived for fourteen, fifteen years.

(38) I have been fighting for the third year. (39) Surely the years were so long before? .. (40) I return to the house, hide with my head and, trembling under my overcoat, fall asleep.

*Baklanov Grigory Yakovlevich (1923-2009) - front-line writer. Among the most famous works of the author is the story "Forever Nineteen", dedicated to the fate of young guys - yesterday's schoolchildren who got to the front.

ESSAY

The strength of the spirit is one of the important qualities of a person, making him strong not physically, but morally. Thanks to the strength of the spirit, a person is able to survive difficult life situations, cope with difficult memories, overcome his fears, believe in a brighter future and provide support to others. I will prove the validity of my words with two examples.

Let us turn to the text of G. Ya. Baklanov, whose hero, a young lieutenant, experienced all the hardships of the war. He saw with his own eyes how his comrades died, heard the shells exploding next to him. All these difficult impressions affected the hero's state of mind, but nevertheless he found the strength to live on and enjoy ordinary things. This example proves that strong-willed people can cope with life's difficulties.

Let us also recall the story of two sisters, Nyura and Rai, who survived the difficult, terrible days of the blockade in Leningrad. Despite the death of their mother, hunger, cold, the girls did not lose heart, they continued to live, were engaged in creativity and supported the sailors leaving for battle with their performances. The courage, resilience and fortitude of these girls is admirable.

Thus, the strength of the spirit is the most important human quality that helps to win over oneself and circumstances.(173 words)

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Which can be formed with the help of perseverance in overcoming difficulties. Only thanks to the strength of the spirit a person has the opportunity to achieve his goals, to overcome the most difficult obstacles.

Divine in Man

Much has been said about the power of the spirit. Often this quality is compared with willpower, or they say that these two qualities go hand in hand. The will of a person is the ability to make decisions and strictly follow them. The strength of the spirit is directly related to the will, but it is rather a worldview concept.

The Slavic Magi of antiquity have a prayer. In it, one of the quotes is about the strength of the spirit: "My body is a sheath for the blade of my spirit." In many religious and esoteric treatises, one and the same idea can be traced: the spirit is endowed with the nature of fire, or ether - that is, that place in the universe where the gods live. Regardless of concepts, this part of a person is considered to be bestowed upon him from above.

Some psychologists believe that alcoholics and drug addicts do not know what fortitude is. That is why the most expensive treatments are powerless in front of these addictions. From this follows the well-known principle that addiction cannot be cured - it only passes from one form to another. Therefore, a person can change as a person only by strengthening his spirit. Willpower is just one of the tools on the path to personal change.

Fortitude: definitions

The phrase "fortitude" has several definitions. Firstly, it is a quality that makes a person more masculine. It consists of several components: perseverance, willpower, perseverance. People with this quality are metaphorically said to be made of iron. In this regard, we can quote about the strength of the spirit of the poet N. Tikhonov: “Nails would be made from these people - there would be no stronger nails in the world.” The poet spoke like this about sailors who are ready to accept death. However, the development of inner strength is possible for every person; this process does not necessarily take place in the conditions of military service.

There is another definition of fortitude: it is the ability of a person to endure discomfort and unpleasant conditions in order to achieve a future goal. From this point of view, strength of mind can be developed when a person is able to say to himself: “Today I will endure discomfort so that tomorrow my desired goal will be achieved.”

What gives strength of mind?

First, a strong person is more quickly able to disarm his inner critic. Indeed, on the way to any goal, obstacles cannot be avoided. And at some point there is a risk of giving up, deciding that there is not enough strength to reach the end. Only those whose spirit is strong will have a chance to overcome this negative inner voice and move further towards the goal.

Also, this quality allows you to draw the right conclusions from the mistakes made, not get stuck in self-accusations. A strong person will not waste his life energy on unnecessary remorse. Nor will he ignore his mistakes. His strategy is the responsibility for the actions taken. Therefore, the strength of the spirit allows each step to be considered as the acquisition of a new experience.

In addition, this quality allows a person to face his fears honestly. Getting out of your “comfort zone” is never easy. However, if a person is strong, he knows that he will be able to cope with stress and go forward, no matter what.

Examples

One example of fortitude is Pasha Pasynkov from the work of the same name by K. Chukovsky. At the cost of his own life, he decides to take the fire of all the enemy's anti-aircraft guns on himself. Pasynkov's plane burns and becomes uncontrollable, but still he manages to land on the Neva. So the hero managed to keep intact not only houses and several bridges, but also many human lives. All this is due to the willpower of the protagonist.

Also, an example of the firmness of the fortitude can be found in the texts of L. Ovchinnikova. They are about the children of besieged Leningrad. Many of them were left without parents, houses collapsed before their eyes, people fell from hunger. Children at the first call gathered at the Palace of Pioneers, despite hunger, cold and deprivation. There they were engaged in knitting, sewing, drawing, dancing and singing. Then they did not yet know about the power that art has. The kids came with a performance on a military cruiser. Adults who had to deal with death every day were amazed by the strength of the spirit of children.

V. P. Astafiev: an example of spiritual power

Also, an example of the strength of the human spirit can be found in the text of the journalist G.K. Sapronov, who is also a member of the Russian Book Publishers Association. The author reveals this topic on the example of the biography of Viktor Petrovich Astafiev. He was able to go through many hardships of life - orphanhood, homelessness, the war years, as well as post-war poverty and devastation. However, he managed to cope with all the troubles, to remain himself. At the same time, Astafiev worked tirelessly. Every day he sat down at his desk and finished writing the stories he created in order to feed his relatives. Despite all the hardships, he did not give up, continued to work for himself and his family. The author is sure that only a strong-willed person is able to endure all life's trials, overcome obstacles on the way and at the same time maintain their best personal qualities. One cannot but agree with this position.

The history of the pilot Maresyev

The story of the pilot Alexei Maresyev also tells about what strength of mind is. His plane crashed behind enemy lines. After that, he crawled to his own for 18 days, as his legs were damaged. After the pilot's limbs were amputated, he began to learn to walk on prostheses, and then fly the plane again. Maresyev's overcoming of all difficulties speaks of his unbending will and courage. This is a true example of resilience and fortitude that has gone down in history.

It is best to learn about what strength of mind is from quotes of great people. Here is what Lucretius said about this: “The spirit is strong with joy.” One cannot but agree with this statement. After all, it is thanks to internal psychological resources that a person can be strong. Vitality, love and a supply of energy allow you to move on, in spite of any obstacles. Joyful events of the past can be forgotten, but they continue to exist in the unconscious memory, giving strength to overcome obstacles and new achievements. When the soul becomes sad, there is no faith in one's own strength, anxiety or fatigue overcomes, it is important to remember the words of Lucretius. Reflecting on good events, a person has the opportunity to strengthen his spirit.

Strengthening inner resilience

And here is what the French writer and entomologist J. Fabre said on this occasion: “Happy, thrice happy is the person whom the hardships of life harden.” It is believed that going through life's difficulties, a person becomes stronger. After all, such a turning point is called a crisis, when previous actions turn out to be ineffective, and a person has not yet invented new ways of behavior.

A strong-willed person is one who knows how to invent these ways of coping with a difficult life situation. Anyone who does not know what strength of mind is has every chance of finding it precisely in difficult circumstances. It is the positive experience of meeting difficult situations that tempers a person. After all, this knowledge will give him confidence in the future. If earlier he managed to deal with problems, he will know that he is capable of solving these problems.

Circumstances in which a person has a chance to become stronger

Sometimes it also happens that a difficult situation in a person's life does not find a solution for a long time. In this case, the human spirit does not become stronger. One does not lose hope that things can change for the better. The other is simply adapting to the new conditions of life. In the latter case, a person does not become stronger, his spirit remains weak. After all, avoiding a difficult situation is not a way to overcome life's obstacles.

For example, a person may quit a job where he or she is having problems. And at the next workplace, a similar situation will await him. Or he cannot build a good relationship, seeks to find a new husband or wife. In this case, he will also face similar problems. Indeed, in the previous situation, he did not learn a valuable lesson, which means that life will continue to confront him with similar circumstances until he learns to strengthen his spirit and overcome the obstacles facing him.