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Henry was one of the few garden writers to admit that misery is a major operating principle in the life of the gardener, which is one "of unexpected failures and sorrows, somewhat redeemed by unexpected and utterly accidental triumphs."
He proposed the targeting of the Iraqi electricity grid, but acknowledged that a lengthy interruption of service would inflict much misery on the Iraqi masses.
As others follow, they begin to experience the jealousy, desire, and misery of a physical existence (this is the period in which we are living).
And today's question is: Won't someone just put this dog out of its misery?
The effect of so much misery isn't narcotizing, however.