Tragedies make you realize how selfish you are.
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There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
I've had to deal with my tragedies, and how you cope with them is what life's all about. You can choose to let them consume you or choose not to.
I would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate about other people's experiences and plights and tragedies, that I am affected by it and learn from it.
I didn't wish those tragedies upon the people who played them out. It was certainly tragic for them, but not for me. All of those things brought me to where I am. Without those things, I couldn't be who I am, I wouldn't be here.
We all feel the urge to condemn ourselves out of guilt, to blame others for our misfortunes and to fantasize about total disaster.
No day-to-day mishaps or indignities can really compromise your sense of self after you've survived a deep tragedy.
Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
Tragedy makes you grow up.