God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him into the furnace of affliction.
“She never envisioned a legal career for me, but she did think it was very important that I be able to support myself, and I think she would be pleased to see what has become of me.”
“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”