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Originally Posted by Dr. Boogie

I can honestly say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

Obviously didn't catch the reference. :/

To get back on point, here's a quote from M. Scott Peck that I think applies (especially the first paragraph):

Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths *. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult - once we truly understand and accept it - then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.

Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult. Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if life should be easy. They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that their difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction that should not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon them, or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species, and not upon others. I know about this moaning because I have done my share.

Life is a series of problems. Do we want to moan about them or solve them? Do we want to teach our children to solve them?

* The first of the "Four Noble Truths" which Buddha taught was "Life is suffering".

I know that there are people with legitimate psychiatric concerns but some people are just "label crazy" about there problems. "Give it a name so I can assure myself it's not my fault and, thus, not my responsibility." That's such BS! People need to discipline themselves and take responsibility.