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This story is from the famous study of Harvard men selected from the classes of 1942, 1943 and 1944. Half of the men are still alive today. They are now in their late 80’s. One Harvard selectee was President Kennedy. Their lives were followed and are still followed.

It appears to me that what matters is how we respond to what life puts on our plate. We don’t get to pick what is on our plate. We can affect how we respond. What say you to the following story?

“Vaillant … tells the story of a father who on Christmas Eve puts into one sonâ€s stocking a fine gold watch, and into another sonâ€s, a pile of horse manure. The next morning, the first boy comes to his father and says glumly, “Dad, I just donâ€t know what Iâ€ll do with this watch. Itâ€s so fragile. It could break.” The other boy runs to him and says, “Daddy! Daddy! Santa left me a pony, if only I can just find it!”

For the complete article, go to The Atlantic