One of the most difficult virtues to acquire in life is the ability to handle disappointment and the frustration that inevitably comes with unfulfilled expectations. A friend once told me, “Everybody has land mines in their personality, and land mines are hidden bombs under the surface. Some have wall-to-wall land mines, and you have to tiptoe around them carefully because at the slightest irritation, they explode. The more easygoing may have only one or two bombs planted in their field, but woe
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