When we lack proper perspective, we may consider minor situations to be major crises, or we may do the opposite and view significant situations as “no big deal.” Either tendency—exaggerating things or minimizing them—can lead to problems, so we need to do our best to see things as they really are and not allow them to be out of proportion. I know a young man who spent many years of his life frequently trying to prove he was right in every disagreement. He habitually argued and became angry, and in