Abraham Lincoln overcomes a difficult childhood, depression, the death of two sons, and constant ridicule during the Civil War to become arguably our greatest president ever.
Foreseeing the unbearable suffering, the stout captain asked his men to swear to do as he advocated: keep cheerful and never give way to feeling discouraged.
We decided we weren't willing to stand for that and we filed suit against the state of Ohio and that ended up going all the way to the Supreme Court where we won.
On the contrary, when it comes to finding answers to the deepest questions of life, especially in the face of hardship and suffering, this task can feel quite impossible and even lead to an existential crisis.
A half million visitors go to Death Valley each year, to look at its magnificently varied scenery and to recapture the flavor of those days of privation and hardship which gave the valley its name.