I would be careful about blithely saying “Well, I would never fallen into that trap in the first place”. It’s of little use to the person in the trap, and it probably attracts the wrong kind of karma.
Yes, it takes longer for some of us to learn life's lessons. It's what you do with the teachings that counts.
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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