Those of you who are sports fans probably remember the opening monologue to the TV sports broadcast, “Wide, Wide, World of Sports.” The opening shots depicted athletes from all kinds of sports. As the footage rolled on, so came those immortal words: “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”

I guess those words don’t just apply to athletes. They could apply to all of us in general. Life itself seems to be a series of victories and defeat. It has its

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