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Putting Disappointment in Perspective

Gordon MacDonald writes:

I heard of a television interview with a balloonist who was grounded by the weather at a national ballooning festival. When asked if he was disappointed, he said, "I would rather be on the ground wishing I was in the air, than be in the air wishing I was on the ground."

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