Adversity means misfortune or misery. Just as the touchstone tests the quality of gold, misfortune tests the real character of man. Character is the inner discipline of a man. The greatness of a man is revealed only when he is in trouble. Job, a rich man lived in the land of ours. He obeyed God even after he had lost all his wealth. Harishchandra had stood for truth. He sold even his wife, son and himself for truth. That means the real character of a man is revealed by adversity.
