Lessons in Living: Stories of Coping with Tragedy

Book excerpt: Table of Contents Introduction Job's Comforter Spiritual Support The Man Who Smiled You Will Not Get the Best of Me Definition of Tragedy Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction It is a very brave person, who has the power to cope with any sort of tragedy. A tragedy can be physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and even physiological. But being human beings, it just is not possible to go through life, smooth sailing, without anything occurring to jerk us out of our state of contentment, smug complacency, and the feeling of invincibility that nothing bad can happen to us. This book is for all those, who want to know how to have the spiritual and emotional strength to know how to cope with tragedies and learn how to carry on and not allow oneself to be beaten. This book is also going to give you a number of examples of human beings of who I know, who have gone through life, facing tragedies in a brave manner, with spiritual, emotional, and physical courage. This book does not intend to preach. But if you can get some helpful tips on how people cope with tragedy, it will be worth its existence.