The economic hardship, and often not having enough to eat and the effort that was made in my family left a deep mark on me. I learned the values of work, perseverance, honesty, justice and truth. That forged what I am today.
There were thousands of obstacles, but little by little they were overcome, although there were many years of sacrifice and effort. A lot of learning came from those childhood moments, a lot.
I like obstacles, they challenge me, make me think, find solutions and work hard to overcome...and that's how I move forward to better results. I think you're probably the same.
Obstacles always help us because they are challenges to learn, they make us break our heads thinking...if I am the same and I think the same about it.