tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post3513421943350454903..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Over Adversity (#triumph #luck #courage)Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-79077614064110474862017-10-26T08:55:55.302-04:002017-10-26T08:55:55.302-04:00I agree, Sacchi. I'd never want to be part of ...I agree, Sacchi. I'd never want to be part of today's generation. Life has gotten a lot harder, despite scientific and technological advances.<br /><br />I went to public high school in a middle class suburban town, and received an exceptional education. Is that even possible now?Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-33077281221003389452017-10-24T10:56:15.407-04:002017-10-24T10:56:15.407-04:00It strikes me often how much harder the young folk...It strikes me often how much harder the young folks have it than I did. This burden of college debt has snowballed. Back in the sixties someone like me, from a low-to-middle-income family, could go to a top-notch college with a combination of scholarships, summer jobs, and family support, without being heavily burdened with debt. Even my friends who didn't have as much in the way of scholarships managed with far less debt than kids do now. The costs of education seem to have far outpaced ordinary inflation. So have the costs of health care, but at least there have been huge advances in what medical science can offer. I don't see education as being substantially better these days.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9277572741834651292017-10-24T08:15:13.399-04:002017-10-24T08:15:13.399-04:00I disagree. It IS a matter of bravery, or at least...I disagree. It IS a matter of bravery, or at least of having a positive attitude regardless of the circumstances.<br /><br />Though you've been lucky, too. Maybe we all are, and just have to notice.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60152724829897760522017-10-23T19:00:34.597-04:002017-10-23T19:00:34.597-04:00As a guy who has been tested early in life, in lov...As a guy who has been tested early in life, in love with someone who for decades has been within 12 hours of death if something goes awry, I can tell you that when the time comes, you have no other choice than to forge ahead. And yes, we smile. We understand what a great mitzvah it is when we can smile. It's basically all we can do. It's not a matter of bravery.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.com