Adverse: adj., unfavorable or antagonistic.   Adversity: n., adverse fortune or fate, misfortune There are other words that can be used when speaking of adversity; unfavorably, inopportune, untimely….but really, who makes up these rules, or the words?  It’s all a matter of timing, (untimely!, unfavorably!…), I absolutely agree that adversity is an opportunity for heroism.  Listen, I think that everybody fails, we fail all the time, but we really aren’t a failure until we start blaming someone else.  This we all see frequently.  Boy, have I failed many, many times, but to me, falling down means GET BACK UP!  In my view, there are no options, you just have to get…