It's impossible to go through life without trials and struggles being thrown at you. They come when you least expect them; when your guard is down and your defenses are weak. They come when you're happily strolling down a street and bullets start flying at you.
You can dodge them all you want, but as long as you're alive, they will keep coming, from all directions. You cannot always stop dead in your tracks, or duck down forever. Sure, you might get wounded, but you just have to bandage the wound and carry on. There's no room for complaceny or defeat.
The saying goes "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade," but I say: when someone sprays you with bullets, hit the ground and eat some dirt. When it's safe, pick yourself up and start walking again.

- extratcted from Readers' Digest, MAY 2006, "Grandfather's lunch"