Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle.” I’m not certain who first made that statement, but it gives wise counsel indeed. All of us are fighting battles and carrying burdens, and we desperately need all the help we can get. The last thing any of us needs is for somebody to add to our problems. It isn’t the normal demands of life that break us; it’s the painful surprises. We find ourselves fighting battles in a war we never declared, and carrying burdens for reasons