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- catalog contributor b3203768.
- catalog created "c1980.".
- catalog date "1980".
- catalog date "c1980.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1980.".
- catalog description "1. Whoever said life is fair? -- 2 -- 3. If life isn't fair, what is it that keeps us going? -- 4. Whom have I known in a state devoid of dignity who felt no hope for fairness? -- 5. But where does dignity begin? -- 6. In addition to love, what else does one need to attain dignity? -- 7. Dignity also comes from accepting and being confident in what you are -- 8. It is not always easy to learn who we are -- 9. Sometimes something completely unforeseen, and so unfair, will affect our work, our entire lives: but dwelling on what is good in ourselves can restore our dignity -- 10. Is there something more that helps one to attain dignity? -- 11. As I write, I see, too, that art, music, religion, and the written word help us to remain in touch with our dignity and help us to handle the pain and hurt experienced in life -- 12. Communication also fosters dignity, both in others and in ourselves -- 13. It is necessary, too, to learn that one cannot control a beloved -- ".
- catalog description "14. Sometimes dignity in marriage can best be preserved when the partners separate before all love dies: in order to work on their individual problems and in order not to hurt each other any more than they already have -- 15. And sometimes, in the long run, permanent separation is the best solution -- 16. Sometimes in arranging a better life, one of dignity and self-respect, it is necessary to learn to fight -- 17. Often totally unfair and depleting situations occur within the context of work: sometimes, to maintain self-respect in such situations, you must fight, even if it means putting your job on the line -- 18. It can be extremely difficult to fight, to maintain one's feeling of dignity, when concentrated efforts are made to humiliate -- 19. One must struggle to keep one's dignity in humiliation, not to give in to feelings of shame -- 20. What about the differences between men and women? Does one sex have an easier time achieving dignity than the other? -- ".
- catalog description "21. Dignity seems to have so many faces: it seems always to be changing -- 22. There is the dignity of growing maturity -- 23. Laughter, too, an ability to laugh at ourselves regardless of our feelings of pain or inadequacy, is a face of dignity -- 24. And dignity is never giving up -- 25. And there are the dignity and wisdom of old age -- 26. I see more than ever how important it is, in order to achieve true dignity, to know and understand oneself well -- 27. Is pain in relationships unavoidable? -- 28. Sometimes even when love is deep and fulfilling, two who love cannot plan a life together -- 29. It is very necessary, as we learn to maintain our dignity, to accept the inevitable aloneness of life: and the loneliness it entails -- 30. As we struggle to be self-sufficient, we must not miss the beauty of that which is the closest to us -- ".
- catalog description "31. Frequently I relax in bookstores: today I find that they are filled with books whose formulas promise happiness, fulfillment, and success: can these formulas fulfill their promises? -- 32. In the real world, there are no fairy tales -- 33. None of us can expect to fulfill all our needs and desires, or be free from conflict, distress, and fear -- 34. What do I most want to give my children? -- 35. What regrets do I have? -- 36. Whoever said life is fair.".
- catalog extent "117 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Whoever said life is fair?".
- catalog identifier "0684164493 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Whoever said life is fair?".
- catalog issued "1980".
- catalog issued "c1980.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Scribner,".
- catalog relation "Whoever said life is fair?".
- catalog subject "158/.1".
- catalog subject "BF637.C5 C64".
- catalog subject "Cohen, Sara Kay.".
- catalog subject "Conduct of life.".
- catalog subject "Self-realization.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Whoever said life is fair? -- 2 -- 3. If life isn't fair, what is it that keeps us going? -- 4. Whom have I known in a state devoid of dignity who felt no hope for fairness? -- 5. But where does dignity begin? -- 6. In addition to love, what else does one need to attain dignity? -- 7. Dignity also comes from accepting and being confident in what you are -- 8. It is not always easy to learn who we are -- 9. Sometimes something completely unforeseen, and so unfair, will affect our work, our entire lives: but dwelling on what is good in ourselves can restore our dignity -- 10. Is there something more that helps one to attain dignity? -- 11. As I write, I see, too, that art, music, religion, and the written word help us to remain in touch with our dignity and help us to handle the pain and hurt experienced in life -- 12. Communication also fosters dignity, both in others and in ourselves -- 13. It is necessary, too, to learn that one cannot control a beloved -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "14. Sometimes dignity in marriage can best be preserved when the partners separate before all love dies: in order to work on their individual problems and in order not to hurt each other any more than they already have -- 15. And sometimes, in the long run, permanent separation is the best solution -- 16. Sometimes in arranging a better life, one of dignity and self-respect, it is necessary to learn to fight -- 17. Often totally unfair and depleting situations occur within the context of work: sometimes, to maintain self-respect in such situations, you must fight, even if it means putting your job on the line -- 18. It can be extremely difficult to fight, to maintain one's feeling of dignity, when concentrated efforts are made to humiliate -- 19. One must struggle to keep one's dignity in humiliation, not to give in to feelings of shame -- 20. What about the differences between men and women? Does one sex have an easier time achieving dignity than the other? -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "21. Dignity seems to have so many faces: it seems always to be changing -- 22. There is the dignity of growing maturity -- 23. Laughter, too, an ability to laugh at ourselves regardless of our feelings of pain or inadequacy, is a face of dignity -- 24. And dignity is never giving up -- 25. And there are the dignity and wisdom of old age -- 26. I see more than ever how important it is, in order to achieve true dignity, to know and understand oneself well -- 27. Is pain in relationships unavoidable? -- 28. Sometimes even when love is deep and fulfilling, two who love cannot plan a life together -- 29. It is very necessary, as we learn to maintain our dignity, to accept the inevitable aloneness of life: and the loneliness it entails -- 30. As we struggle to be self-sufficient, we must not miss the beauty of that which is the closest to us -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "31. Frequently I relax in bookstores: today I find that they are filled with books whose formulas promise happiness, fulfillment, and success: can these formulas fulfill their promises? -- 32. In the real world, there are no fairy tales -- 33. None of us can expect to fulfill all our needs and desires, or be free from conflict, distress, and fear -- 34. What do I most want to give my children? -- 35. What regrets do I have? -- 36. Whoever said life is fair.".
- catalog title "Whoever said life is fair? / Sara Kay Cohen.".
- catalog type "text".