RULE TO BREAK
“Someone will make it better”
When you’re a kid and things go wrong, your mum or dad or some other relative does their best to sort it out, give you a hug, remind you you’re doing OK, and get you back on your feet. If you didn’t have this kind of family you’ve missed out badly, but at least you may have learnt to keep yourself going without outside help. Because good parents back off slowly as you get older anyway. They know that if they don’t you’ll never learn to get back on your feet after a knock.
And you do have to be able to get yourself back on your feet. Imagine you’re physically injured and need to learn to walk again. The hospital fixes you up to a machine that supports your weight while you move your legs. That might ...
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