Samenvatting

Sometimes people return stronger from a battle, while also the opposite is sometimes true (a battle, restriction or limitation is disastrous. Isolation and restricted attention can sometimes lead to motivation and inventiveness, while comfort and continuous access can lead to passivity and stagnation. The tsunami example of two weeks ago - sometimes destruction leads to abandonment, while sometimes similar destruction leads to rapid reconstruction - is a good example of the statement “what doesn 't kill me makes me stronger”.