The Great S-L Debate: What is Resilence?

On Wednesday, we were stuck in Gaminong Cafe due to a heavy downpour after dinner. Of all the after dinner things that we could do, Boon Liong had to raise this question that soon sparked off a debate. Can resilence be forged through hardships?

What is hardship? Is bathing with well-water hardship? What about taking a dump in a dump? Can we be considered more resilent since we 'survived' these inconveniences? And so what is the outcome of resilence? Is it mere survival? Or should resilence be measured by how much progress you've made against the odds, how much you've thrived? Is the act and will of surviving enough to demonstrate resilence ? Will a more resilent person choose to endure hardship or choose to escape, if given a choice?

Though we eventually did not conclude our little debate; it was a delightful evening of arguments and counter arguments, anecdotes and counter anecdotes, much to the exasperation of others. Forgive us. We did somehow agree that resilence is a quality shown through varying degrees of hardship.

Indeed, what does not break you will make you stronger...

btw, extracted from Longman's Dic:
re‧sil‧i‧ence also re‧sil‧i‧en‧cy [uncountable]
1 the ability to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event [↪ toughness]