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Many years ago actor Robert Duvall played a bittersweet character in a movie titled A Family Thing. In one scene, his character, Earl Pilcher, Jr., talks with his nephew, who has withdrawn from life, disappointed from missing what should have been a professional football career.
The young man has separated from his wife and daughters due to his extended depression, and Earl thinks the nephew is selfish by taking his bad fortune out on his family. Earl reminds him that it isn’t their fault his knee blew out; Earl adds that the daughters deserve happy parents and a calm family life.
Earl tells his nephew there are other things in life—simple things—that can make him happy again. “Heck,” he says, “Being happy ain't nothin’ more than havin’ something to look forward to.”