Eugenio Pugliese, however, truly rose to the occasion. While it is true that such a sudden shock, and a devastating disappointment, lapsed him into a depression and subsequent weight gain, Eugenio eventually embraced the challenge of his life, and he recovered.

1. Eugenio Pugliese Taking Charge of Life

2. We may complain – and we all do from time to time – about the hand we are dealt,
the challenging circumstances in which we find ourselves at any given point in our
lives; we may feel we are like a rudderless ship lost at sea with no true north
showing us the way to a safe and secure resolution. Surely, we all feel this way at
different times throughout our lives, do we not? Life is not an easy proposition, and
sadly, thousands of people opt out of this experience in this world every year by
way of ending their own lives. In the United States alone, twenty thousand people
commit suicide by way of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

3. Henry David Thoreau quipped that most men lead lives of quiet desperation. But
how many of us really take these words to heart, and keep in mind the fact that yes
indeed there is a kind of existential suffering we endure on a daily basis? In the
religion of Buddhism, it is thought that life itself is a state of suffering, though the
actual Sanskrit word has been mistranslated and is better rendered as craving
rather than suffering. The point is, we all face challenges and adversity in our lives,
and we human beings are sensitive creatures who inevitably experience as much
pain as we do pleasure, at the end of the day. How we face such challenges and
adverse circumstances and events determines the kind of person we really are. Our
true mettle is tested, our inner resolve is challenged, and we react one way or
another.

4. Eugenio Pugliese is a person who has recovered from setbacks and circumstances
that many people would consider beyond the ordinary run of the mill existential
pain. Eugenio Pugliese, however, truly rose to the occasion. While it is true that
such a sudden shock, and a devastating disappointment, lapsed him into a
depression and subsequent weight gain, Eugenio eventually embraced the
challenge of his life, and he recovered. He regained his once-athletic physique, and
he returned to university to earn yet another Masters degree, and he changed his
life entirely. Today, Eugenio is a family man, and a well-respected and admired
member of his community.