Rejection is probably one of the most painful things to go though; it can happen in all areas of life where it is in relationships, jobs or even rejection from society as a whole. Rejection can also be seen as a taboo subject- more often than not the person or the people involved feel that there to blame, where more often than not its due to the person that’s doing the rejection own specification or their own misdoings. Rejection in itself is a form of character building- if you can get though the initial shock of being rejected (whatever this could be) you often become much stronger in terms of your personal outlook on life and in turn more thick skinned.
If you put the whole thing in context, rejection as a human condition hurts however the power of the human spirit (I am generalising here) does help you overcome this. In terms of character building, each rejection that a person receives in life will initially knock an individual, however in the long run- it will strengthen your character. In my opinion, rejection can be good in realising areas of our life- what I mean by this is that internally, rejection has to happen in order to understand what we want in life or what we need to concentrate on.
I’m not denying that rejection is often a very negative outcome but it can also be a really big eye opener!
I came across this brilliant Quote: “I think that you have to believe in your destiny; that you will succeed, you will meet a lot of rejection and it is not always a straight path; there will be detours - so enjoy the view”. Michael York(actor). I love this quote because it inevitably tells the audience you have to prepare for it, which I think is essentially absolutely true in the acting industry, however this is also true in all areas of life. You should never accept rejection as a part of your life but use it as pin points to determine the next action you will take. Determinations will always out way rejection!
Rejection is almost a form of self examination, you need the self-belief in yourself to move on and thus to get stronger. It will certainly test you, but in the end it will make you a fighter- not taking no for an answer. The world can defiantly be a battle field with plenty of disappointment but every knock will make you stronger and in turn make you a better person.
posted by Kate at 05:17