SELF-PITY

After a tough & discouraging day at work, Melvin dropped himself on the couch & began wading in self-pity. He complained to his wife:
 
“Nobody cares about me. In fact, the whole world hates me.”
 
Without even looking up from her work, Melvin’s wife replied:
 
“That’s not true, honey. The whole world couldn’t possibly hate you because most of them don’t even know you.”
 
- Houston Chronicle, (ministry127.com)
 
“Self-pity is a death that has no resurrection, a sinkhole from which no rescuing hand can drag you because you have chosen to sink.” -  Elisabeth Elliot.
 
Pro 17:22 (GW): “A joyful heart is good medicine, but depression drains one’s strength.”