Adversity is a gym for the mind: Hrithik Roshan

He overcame stammering witnessed his fathers failure as an actor and producer and his surviving a gunshot wound saw his sister battle cancer underwent a near fatal brain surgery and has faced a broken marriage with his childhood sweetheart Yet Hrithik Roshan calls his journey a fairy tale and says it is lifes adversities that build a mans mental muscleHrithik RoshanOne look at the actors washboard abs and chiselled physique in his forthcoming film Bang Bang and you can guess the strenuous gym routines he mustve followed But during a telephonic chat with IANS the 40yearold son of filmmaker Rakesh Roshan spoke of his learnings via another workoutMental muscle can only be built in times of adversity when youre going through a struggle pain or a suffering Remember thats your opportunity thats your gym to work out Just as you go to the gym to work out on your body an adversity is the gym for the mindThats the time you have to build your mental muscle by disciplining yourself by focussing on your actions and by not sitting for more than 10 minutes to think Why is life so unfair Then you have to snap out of it said the actor as he gave out his tools and rules of living life the way he now does with focus discipline and by challenging the impossibilitiesThe past year has been a physical mental and emotional rollercoaster for Hrithik but tiding over the ups and downs he has upped the ante for action in Bollywood with Bang BangHrithik whose Bang Bang releases Thursday a day before the festival of Dusshera believes mans biggest demon is his own mindWhat you think is impossible is just that Raavan in your mind Youll have to kill that demon to focus on other people and towards contribution to the world said the actorHrithik whose Greek god looks flexible dance moves and versatile acting have enthralled Bollywood viewers for almost 15 years now feels he has found the key to a happy lifeIts a journey But once you learn to trick your mind then you always have the right tools and right rules to live by said the actor who feels responsible to teach youth and children to face bad times rejection and impossibilities with a bangI think thats something I feel very responsible towards Knowing the struggles Ive been through and looking at where I am today its such a large paradox that it sounds like a fairytale It sounds unreal But if I can do it I also want my children to know that its possible he saidApart from his acting career imparting his learnings and sharing them with the world form a major part of his focus nowI dont know howbut I will do it through my brand HRX in time I have built this brand and life will show me a way because I will keep on trying he said