Literature of the Black Atlantic

I agree with many of the other posters, there are most definitely varying degrees of "the blues". I think the everyday blues are manageable but, sometimes, you get hit with something hard. Something that affects how you feel and view the world for weeks, months, or even, forever. These kind of blues, obviously, are harder to deal with and more emotionally draining. Someone once told me, however, that it is easy to be in control when things are going well but when things are hard you show your true character. I continually think about this when something that seriously saddens me happens. Although it may be difficult, maybe the most difficult thing you've done, the hard times, the blues, give you a chance to be a better person. I don't mean to sound cliche with the whole "rise above" mentality but times in which you must actively work to keep your life together help you grow and develop into the person you hope to be.