What is “resiliency”?

How do the oldest trees get so tall? They bend. If they couldn't bend with the wind and the storms they would fall over pretty quickly. In the same way, big skyscrapers like the John Hancock Tower-some of the strongest, biggest things that humans have built-are designed to bend slightly with the wind, allowing them to stay safe and strong. Just like trees and buildings, people need to be able to be flexible in certain situations. That's resiliency. Resilient people recover quickly from disappointments and make the best of difficult situations. We learn how to be resilient and it helps to keep us flexible enough to deal with life's challenges.