What doesn't kill you make you stronger - LIES!
I hate the fact that there are so many quotes out there that's all full of lies and deceit. Some of the quotes sometimes feel real because there are some atoms of truth in them, but that doesn't justify the point they are trying to make, and one of the quotes or words of wisdom that is so popular that it makes me angry is
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
That's definitely a lie. I get angry when people say this to someone who has lost something or almost died, and the word "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is all a lie and deceit. Instead of giving words of encouragement, why use their predicament to console them?
The truth is anything that tries to kill you and does not succeed will either leave you traumatized or weak as hell. Do you expect someone who just suffered from a heartbreak that almost killed them will make them stronger, or someone who survives an accident will become stronger after the incident? There are many people that are left traumatized by different things that tried to kill them and never recover from such incidents.
Do you think this quote is making sense because I have been trying to make sense of it many times and can't make sense of it? If something tries to kill you, how does that make you stronger? I believe many people have been turned into monsters because of things they have survived: having no emotions, locking yourself away from the world even when you walk around, having no trust, or even always being on the lookout with fear hiding at a corner of your heart makes you stronger.
What is it that really makes people stronger after surviving something that tries to kill them?
Now, I know some people will come with the idea that not all situations directly threaten life. "What doesn't kill you" doesn't have to be something that threatens to take your life, but there are things that happen that people think are not life threats that they believe will make someone stronger.
Let me give an example of a person who couldn't eat 3 square meals a day; he keeps working, and one day he or she was able to break free from such a life and is living fine. Now, you will say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," right?
Or a person who walks a very long distance just to get home because they couldn't afford the transport fare. Is that what you refer to—what doesn't kill you makes you stronger?
Well, there are people who have walked thousands of kilometers just to escape from war; there are some people who have to drink water from the ground because there is no other source of water. Do you think those people will be happy to hear that quote? The quote is a facade for people who really haven't experienced what those words really mean. I will stop here before the topic gets out of hand. If you think you can give me a change of heart, you are welcome.
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This post is deep. I learnt a lot from this post.
Just fact man
Just fact 😑😑
I think you are stretching it too much taking it too literal.
It does make us stronger though because if we experienced those things even the small things won't seem like anything.
It just depends on how you look at it and how the person uses it. I genuinely think though people do get stronger after those bad experiences. I Hope I'm making sense
Hmmm
I don’t think it makes them stronger after experiencing horrible things.
Some people turn out to be terrible people with no emotions
I guess that’s them becoming stronger too😑
o.o yes that could be there way of being stronger. depends how we see it
I’d say you have a point but I think everything has to do with the point from which you’re understanding the quote and who you really are.
For example, let’s say someone goes through trauma at some point in their life. It’s hard to let go of the experience because it’s just like some part of you is either broken or has been taken away.
Now, it’s up to you to decide to hold unto the pain or use that pain or trauma as a stepping stone to do better. I believe everything is a choice. What doesn’t kill your can either make or break you depending and the path you choose.
I hope I’m communicating.😅
Hmmm
I’ll take that, it depend on how you use the situation yourself right?
Right.
I think it’s important to have life experiences that can be dangerous. If we are sheltered our whole lives then we become soft and fragile. It’s like a tree. A tree that has been sheltered it’s entire life from the wind ends up falling over when they remove the covering that blocks the wind because it spent its whole life sheltered whereas the trees that are grown out in the open are able to resist many things in terms of wind and elements. Something can to knoc it over but it takes a lot more effort to do it.
I think the challenge is that we’ve been mentally weakened in the past few decades to think that we need therapy and shit. Yes there are definitely times that require it but we also are completely capable of being strong in our own way because we know our bodies and minds best not somebody else.
I find this very smoothing to read, I think I understand better and I have a better understanding of what the quote is saying.
Other people are just saying things I can’t seem to understand because if you say something that doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, we are talking about life experiences right?
That’s more understandable, but I believe experience that almost take people life doesn’t make them stronger but it develops a kind of resistance to such same situation right?
Yeah exactly, it depends on the situation of course but many times it helps us become stronger and develop ourselves more mentally and physically.
Another example I can think of is common but going through a relationship breakup. It sucks for sure but we grow as a person, male or female, and develop for the future so that our next relationship doesn't end up in the same situation.
It's keeping ourselves out in the wind as a tree except hoping that it's not a hurricane but normal wind with an occasional strong gust.
Thank you so much for this 🙏🙏🙏