A feeling for priorities
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War is a great teacher in the lesson of putting things in perspective and recognizing priorities. With survival on the line and coping with misery and terror imperative, combat teaches one not to give in to panic and to appreciate the resilience of the human spirit.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1996
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A very determined man
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A man relates how his father brought a piano down the stairs singlehandedly on a friend's prodding. His friend still remembered the feat years later. His father weighed 200 lbs at 5 ft, 6 ins at the time, but it usually takes three able bodies to do what he did.
Publication Name: Yankee
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0044-0191
Year: 1998
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A feeling for priorities
Article Abstract:
War teaches surviving combatants how to prioritize. Combat tests the resilience of the human spirit and makes people realize the brighter side of life when they experience failure.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
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