At that moment, when I saw the struggle and the questioning, I suddenly understood. It's all the same
wife of the deceased, best friend of the deceased (also a down-to-earth man battling drug addiction), a 10-year-old girl, a 6-year-old boy, even the deceased's wife's younger brother, all suffering for reasons and Content varies. But it doesn't matter, because all suffering is the same. This is
a phrase I have heard many times before, and I like it very much. It is also useful here. Searched according to the keyword serenity prayer, the full text is as follows (don't
pay too much attention to the part that is too religious in the second paragraph) God grant me the serenity God, give me peace
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can; give me the courage to change the things I can change;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time; Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world bear as he bears this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will; Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next. Forever in the next.
Amen. Amen.
--Reinhold Niebuhr
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