Sorrow

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Sorrow

Whether it is getting a bad grade in English class, leaving home to go

to college, or losing a loved one, we all experience sorrow. Sorrow a pain or distress of the mind caused by a loss or misfortune. It is a

part of life that we all must learn to deal with. People cope with sorrow in

different ways. Certain people let every misfortune that they encounter get to

them. They flip out if they get a C on one of the many minute assignments in a

class. If they get a traffic ticket, they think the world is coming to the end.

People who deal with sorrow like this are not being reasonable. Do these people

believe these minor flaws in their day-to-day living are going to have a life

long affect on them? They do not have to be sad, but they choose to be.

One day I got my second traffic ticket in my first year of driving. As

soon as I looked into my rear view mirror and saw the officer turn on his

flashing lights, my heart sank into my stomach. The officer asked if I knew why

I was being stopped. I was speeding and I knew it. The officer went back to

the car and began to write the ticket, while I was sitting in my car thinking.

At first I thought about how much trouble I was going to be in and how much

money it was going to cost me. I was very depressed. Then I got to thinking.

What's the big deal? It's just a little traffic ticket. Sure, I may get in

trouble, but who cares? It's just a small detail in my life. I can whine and

complain, or I can foc...

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