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All Our Handicaps

When you are in pain it is hard to imagine someone else in pain. All we can think about is ourself. Yet, the world is not so closed that we are the only ones who feel crushed. Pain is ubiquitous: it is a frequent visitor to us and the rest of creation.
“I read a joke in one of the columns that said you were playing golf on Long Island and the pro asked you for your handicap and you told him, “I’m a colored, one-eyed Jew – do you need anything else?” from Yes, I Can, Sammy Davis Jr.

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