not being a pessimist but ................ what to do when they throw down boulders ? Not intending to downplay the significance of the nice story, my point is people do not need to draw inspirations or lessons from fiction when examples are aplenty in real life. Nelson mandela was in (solitary) confinement and yet emerged unharmed, for example. You dont even have to go that far.....i just read the "Back at Sundarijal " (a daily journal of BP -which is available on Nepali times- when he was jailed). Try to compare the life he is leading and the life you are leading. You are in a far better position than he was which should make it easier for you to achieve your goals and not to complain. Thats my way of looking at life.