How Should We Respond to Unpleasant Things?
By Li Yan One day, as I sat there flipping through the magazine, a small story caught my attention. One day in 1914, a massive fire raged through inventor Edison’s lab complex, burning five city blocks and destroying almost his entire operation and his life’s work. His wife broke down in tears in the face of damage, but Edison responded in a way that showed total control over his emotions. He thought disaster was also valuable, because he had just…