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br> a. To be an American; br> b. To have my wife, the world's finest human; br> c. To have never been severely or at least life-threateningly ill; br> d. To have never been in combat; br> e. To have had loving, caring, prosperous parents; br> f. To have an interesting, well-paid career; br> g. To have great friends, a great sister, nephew, niece, cousins, and above all, son; br> h. Above all, to have learned to love and worship a God of love and understanding. /p>

2. Compared with the huge problems that most people face, I have almost no problems at all.

3. I am a supremely lucky person, but what happens to me is not terribly important, to put it mildly.

4. Almost any "problem" I have can be dealt with by rest, reflection, and conversation with someone who cares about me, usually my shrink, the genius Paul Hyman.

5. There is no medication on this earth as potent in curing my ills as the simple prayer, "Thy will be done."

6. There have probably been about 15 billion people on this earth since the dawn of man, and I am among the most fortunate few hundred thousand, and all of that is an unearned gift of God.

7. Modest application of self-discipline in the area of study, work, and saving yields stupendous returns over time.

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