The Bitter Cucumber

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“Is your cucumber bitter? Throw it away. Are there briars in your path? Turn aside. That is enough.” — Marcus Aurelius

Or we can flog the cucumber, rail at the grocery store that sold us the cucumber, and add yet another bitter experience to a day full of unmet expectations.

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