I agree, Ina! Hang on to that hope. It says that now, we see through a glass, darkly...but then, face to face! Know that you are loved by Him!
To me life is for learning, so why die trying? I believe in not beating yourself up nor berating yourself or others too. Being a Senior Citizen there's a lot of times I made life's little wrong decisions, but as we live you are given time to find love, find riches and find good health also find fun. We are born infants not adults life is for learning.
I've lived a certain amount of my life in the wrong order and that's a good thing. I did the bulk of my further education at a later age than most people and I'm sure I learned a lot more than I would have down at the age of 19 or 20. I think that we are more suited to learning as we get older.
There's much wisdom in Tom's and Krissttina'a posts. First thing I've read this early morning. Thank you for posting.