The Importance Of Resilience In The Film Rudy

In life, we face negative experiences that can either make or break us. In the film “Rudy” we see that Rudy did not let the negative times in his left break him, he kept trying and was resilient. He established a goal of going to Notre Dame and did not let the obstacles get in the way. Even though he failed into getting into Notre Dame, he kept trying until he finally got in. In life one negative experience I had was when my brother told us he was moving to Ohio to be with his girlfriend. I had to find resilience through embracing change, creating a strong social network and being optimistic. Like Rudy I had to overcome obstacles and I did so by building resilience. I remember the exact details of the day I found out my brother was moving

After spending a while being in a long distance relationship, she came to stay with us for my brother’s graduation and party. One day when my brother and I were at school and she was at my house with my mom and her child, she told my mom something no mother wants to hear. She said,”Stephen is moving to Ohio with me

My mom picked me up at the end of the day and I could tell by her body language that something was wrong. I asked and she began to cry hysterically and through her sobs I heard that my brother was moving to Ohio. I began to sob too because the person I felt closest to was leaving us and we had to hear it from someone else. When my brother got home he said something that tore a hole in my chest. When my mother asked, “Are you picking her over us, your family?” he responded “Yes.” I remember feeling as if I was going to faint. I remember thinking how could my brother choose her over us. This was a negative time in my life because my brother is the person I went to for everything and the thought of him leaving us broke my heart. During this negative time I had to build resilience. I did this by embracing change, being optimistic and creating a strong social network. To embrace change I sat down and thought about how my brother was feeling. I thought of how he must feel, he is leaving his whole life behind for a girl who it might not even work out with. I thought about how it impossible to things to always