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I used to have a copy of the Desiderata hanging in the upper left corner of my bathroom mirror. I was sure to see it there at least twice a day. One of the more impressive lines in it encourages us to avoid comparing ourselves with others, “for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.” I’ve always felt that these are words of wisdom.

I’ve faced a lot of difficulties during my life so far but for some reason, I’ve never wallowed in it. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve felt a lot of anger and, at times, it hasn’t been easy to deal with but I eventually came to the realization that I needed to let it go. Or, in other words, to forgive.

When you grow up with difficulties you tend to think of those difficulties, and of your life, as normal…at least, until you find out that there’s something different.

If you’re a person who harbors a lot of anger toward your parents because you feel that they did you wrong when you were a child, or if you feel that your childhood was damaging and you can’t seem to get past it, watch the movie, Slumdog Millionaire. It’ll help put things in perspective.

Keeping a copy of the Desiderata somewhere where you will see it at least once each day is really helpful too. It’s full of good, common-sense wisdom.

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