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11-24-2021, 03:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-24-2021, 03:06 PM by
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(11-24-2021, 02:00 PM)Austroturf Wrote: Actually, I think this paradigm applies to life in general . . . There are many examples of individuals who celebrated tremendous success in one phase of life, only to be horrible failures in another. They probably didn't change much. The context changed. They were in the right or wrong place at the right or wrong time. While shit happens, lots of wonderful stuff happens, too, and it isn't always a direct result of the individual's skills or efforts . . . There is a lot of randomness in life; and it isn't true that the best always prevail.
Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip.
11-24-2021, 03:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-24-2021, 03:06 PM by
martyup.)
(11-24-2021, 02:00 PM)Austroturf Wrote: Actually, I think this paradigm applies to life in general . . . There are many examples of individuals who celebrated tremendous success in one phase of life, only to be horrible failures in another. They probably didn't change much. The context changed. They were in the right or wrong place at the right or wrong time. While shit happens, lots of wonderful stuff happens, too, and it isn't always a direct result of the individual's skills or efforts . . . There is a lot of randomness in life; and it isn't true that the best always prevail.
Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip.