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A woman stands looking at her reflection in the mirror. So much had changed in the year since she got married: a new home, a loving husband, and now, a baby about to be born. She knows that many countless challenges lie ahead, but she also knows that many joys and new discoveries await her as well. And the thought of these challenges energizes her.
A man sits at his desk and stares out the window of his new office. He has just received a prestigious promotion, and he is excited at the prospects. He has a much heavier workload, and he is now in charge of far bigger projects than he had ever managed before. But he doesn’t worry about the new pressures. Rather, he feels ready to tackle whatever comes his way.
Now, by contrast, imagine the following:
A widow in a nursing home learns that she has terminal cancer. Her children no longer visit, and she must now face her final months all alone.
A fifty-year-old man with two children in college gets fired from his job, and is unable to find work because he is too old.
A woman discovers that her husband has just left her…
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