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I grew up in a committed Christian household, and the Christian tradition shaped my understanding of life’s meaning. I believed that we were all born for a purpose, and that purpose had to do with moral and spiritual development. Even bad things happened in order to create good people, by trying their mettle, testing their characters.
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Young, F. (2000). A Parent’s Search for Meaning in Family Life. In: Stolk, J., Boer, T.A., Seldenrijk, R. (eds) Meaningful Care. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9516-2_1
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