Life was not easy, nor was it happy, but she did not expect life to be easy, and, if it was not happy, that was woman's lot. It was a man's world, and she accepted it as such. The man owned the property, and the woman managed it. The man took credit for the management, and the woman praised his cleverness. The man roared like a bull when a splinter was in his finger, and the woman muffled the moans of childbirth, lest she disturb him. Men were rough of speech and often drunk. Women ignored the lapses of speech and put the drunkards to bed without bitter words. Men were rude and outspoken, women were always kind, gracious and forgiving.Margaret Mitchell
About This Quote
More than a century ago, in a small town in Iowa, a girl was born. She was an unusual child, but her parents loved her and lavished attention on her. Her father taught her to shoot at a young age, and she learned to ride horses before she could walk. After high school, she left home to go to college at Wellesley College.
She excelled there, became the president of the college's first sorority, graduated magna cum laude, and married her first love. The world is hard. We all know that there are hard times out there. We all have felt some disappointment or fear or pain or loss or whatever it may be.
But what some people fail to realize is that people are not supposed to be happy all the time. It's not supposed to be easy either. But it's how you handle those things that make you stronger as a person.
Source: Gone With The Wind
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