A dear family friend (he and his wife became friends with Rick and I when I was pregnant with Hattie - they were newlyweds!) offered me the following quote from a book he had recently read. I was going through old messages and found this one dated June 30, 2011. We hadn't even moved out of the Menifee house yet.
"The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails. The way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity - even under the most difficult circumstances - to add a deeper meaning to his life. It may remain brave, dignified and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for self preservation he may forget his human dignity and become no more than an animal. Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him and this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not."
To provide context he was talking about the way Jews in Dachau faced their situations (He spent several years in Aushwitz and Dachau).
What a beautiful quote. It was relevant then, but even more-so now.
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