Stubbornness
Are you a stubborn person? Not an easy question. Many people will easily spot stubbornness when it is manifest in other people’s words and actions, yet completely fail to notice it when it comes to their own. It is no secret that our own family had and has more than its share of stubborn people. Each obstinate in his or her own special way, to each his or her own flavor of stubbornness. Usually stubbornness is considered a negative quality, as it makes living with that person difficult and trying. But more than anything else it makes the life of the stubborn person themselves more difficult - if only they could stop insisting on doing things the hard way and relent and take the easy way out. If you ask me, I’ll tell you that stubbornness can sometimes also be a positive quality - for it give us the energy and endurance to do deeds and overcome obstacles which otherwise would be impossible without its stubborn persistent force. And then there are cases when stubbornness can be b...