Hey Guys! What the Meaning of “Character Is Tested When You’re Up Against It”? Thanks!?
Question by farracillo: Hey guys! What the meaning of “Character is Tested When You’re Up Against It”? Thanks!?
Best answer:
Answer by Caleb999
I think it means when your in a particular situation (‘up against it’) Your personality is tested to see how you react and how you deal with the situation (character is tested).
Answer by Joeyboy
It means it is only in adversity can we truly test or see the truth of a person’s character.
Let’s say that friends profess that they are loyal to each other, that they will “be there for each other”, whatever the circumstances, whatever may happen, “no matter what”. It is actually quite easy to just say those words, but the only way the boast of that claim, that statement can be said to be true if the friends act in loyalty when the situation calls for it.
What if one of those friends “came out”, confessed that he is actually gay?
How many “friends” would immediately say “You betrayed me! You lied to me all this time!” (as if admitting being gay is the same as admitting that one has a shoe addiction or one has actually gained 15 pounds)
How many friends would say “You are going to hell! Repent your sins, your abominable lifestyle, and you might be saved!” (As if being gay was something that can be controlled or helped, and that the friendship should change because someone was gay.)
And how many would actually have the courage to say “I don’t know what it’s like to be gay, I can only imagine how hard it must have been for you to keep this very integral part of yourself from us, for all this time. I know that many people don’t ‘approve’ of homosexuality, I might be uncomfortable at times about it because of what I know from what the media says, but I will stand by you no matter what. We are always friends, first and foremost.”?
How many friends would actually stay friends with him? And treat him no differently from before, because they realize that his being gay has nothing to do with the depth and quality of the friendship they share?
Only in a situation that is this pointed, stressful and wrenching that one may prove the truth of what they say or think is their character, it is something that is shown and acted upon, not said.
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