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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
Yup ... there's nothing like a good slap from the U of Hard Knocks to put things in perspective and help one understand what's truly important, and what's trivial and not worth stressing out about.
For example, since I made my original post I opened my mail and found out I've been reassessed on my 2006 personal taxes and they claim I owe an additional $6100. Maybe I do, maybe I don't ... I'll look into it and find out. However, if I do indeed owe the feds another $6100 from last year, the reason I would is because my accountant made a mistake, and the reason she would have made a mistake is because she's dieing of cancer. As a result, she hasn't been on top of things with her work ... I know and understand that. In fact, I recently, and reluctantly, had to find a new accountant due to her battle with cancer adversely affecting her work. So if I owe $6100 in taxes, that's a real hassle, but nothing compared to the reason my accountant would have made this mistake in the first place and what she faces.
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Yup, when you think you have it bad, usually if you look around and usually you don't even have to look very far, you will find many others far worse off than you.
Our son was hospitalized for a month when he was just turning one year old, osteomyalitis. We thought we were thrown for a real loop. Took only the blink of an eye to see real suffering on that ward. We should all count our blessings, even if we don't have it as good as the next guy.