Originally Posted by greazzer

Well, my bad for misunderstanding your comments. And yes, of course getting a parking ticket is far different than other hardships so to speak. Makes little point in trying to rank them, however, since that parking ticket may be a major issue or major consequence for one and not the other. God certainly knows the boundries of what I or you can bear, and He certainly tests us. What is the value of a test if the questions are too easy. Robert Nozick has a nice short story which I am thinking is what Martureo is trying to communicate. I could certainly be wrong as to what he is trying to communicate also. Personally, all the worldly harships ultimately fade into obsurity as Jesus provided to all of us his Peace. John 14:27. Robert Nozick's "Fiction" appeared in Ploughshares, vol. 6, no. 3, Fall 1980. Copyright © 1980 by Ploughshares. Its a good read since I know you don't care for the Bible. It might be uplifting in a secular sense.