Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness.
Our national history has so often filled us with bitterness and the feeling of helplessness.
So often, when we don't have people that can be representative or symbolic of leadership and of faith, of purpose, in that absence we become bitter and resentful.
Hard times make you bitter or make you more compassionate.
I think we have two very important missions in life. One is to find out who we really are and the other one is to taste as much of life and experience as much of life as we can.
Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.
I don't see the point in being bitter.
As our values are the core to who we are as human beings, they are also the easiest way to identify and connect with others in meaningful ways. Think about it - most political campaigns are based around values. Barack Obama's 2008 election campaign galvanized millions of youth behind two very clear values - hope and change.
My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.
We never can tell how our lives may work to the account of the general good, and we are not wise enough to know if we have fulfilled our mission or not.