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   Carol on January 23, 2020 at 4:56 am

   So true. Adversity build character. How do you know what you are capable of unless you are tested?

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     Wallace on January 23, 2020 at 3:07 pm

     Well said Carol!

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     Wallace on January 23, 2020 at 3:18 pm

     Not enough adversity and a person grows weak. Too much, and a person gets crushed. In the words of Voltaire, silk slippers go down the stairs, hobnail boots go up the stairs.

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       carol on January 24, 2020 at 3:47 am

       That’s an interesting mental image. It is possible to slide down into darkness, so softly and gently you don’t even realize it’s happening. And rising up requires hard work!

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         Wallace on January 24, 2020 at 9:06 pm

         Completely true! What will happen when everything can be done by voice command? Will
         people refuse to move from their chairs? For an interesting treatment of this, you might
         look up a short story by H.G. Wells called the “The Machine Stops”. Captain Charlie Plumb
         was a fighter pilot. All fighter pilots learn that “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”.

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