“It is because we are born human that we are guaranteed a good dose of suffering.  And chances are, if you or someone you love is not suffering now, they will be within five years, unless you are freakishly lucky.  Rearing kids is hard, work is hard, aging, sickness and death are hard, and Jordan emphasized that doing all that totally on your own, without the benefit of a loving relationship, or wisdom, or the psychological insights of the greatest psychologists, only makes it harder.” ~ Norman Doidge, via 12 Rules for Life (Page xvii)