This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.” (Hannah Arendt) My personal precept includes two of the three, even though I can’t argue with Hannah’s idea. Being a German Jew during the Nazi era, no doubt, influenced her weltanschauung. ;-) Jack
FROM L. H. IN WI: That reminds me of what I always tell my daughter and my son; Over estimate costs/expenses, under estimate income, and you will not have any surprises.
A. W. COMES UP WITH THIS THOUGHT: You’ve got to believe that God is in control of your life. It may be a tough time but you’ve got to believe that God has a reason for it and he’s going to make everything good.
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Actually, do you think her idea is shared with early and later Christian martyrs? Actually I wonder if she knew she had gone through the worst and I wonder if she would also say God had prepared her for it. God had prepared her to prepare for it. The best is that she lived and could give us these WINNING WORDS to try to know her.
In response to LH in Wisconsin...Amen!
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