Article June 26, 1971 ISSUE

Rise Out of Self-pity

BARBARA JUERGENS FOX

When Alice in Wonderland fell down the rabbit hole, she became involved in a series of frustrating activities. Finally, when nothing seemed to be going right, she began to cry. Soon her tears had created a pond in which, eventually, she had to swim to stay afloat.

Do we sometimes find ourselves immobilized by self-pity? We long to get rid of our difficulty but, feeling sorrier and sorrier for ourselves, we seem to get deeper and deeper into our dilemma.

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