A gift/silver lining of my own to acknowledge:

When you have a body that doesn't always work properly, or were born into societal or other physical disadvantages that made being mentally lazy never an option it disciplines you into excelling cerebrally or emotionally in ways you might not have chosen yourself. 

In this way, I received the better portion than people traditionally considered more priviledged.

And it would appear that the biggest irony of today's series is that I need to pray for more patience.