misfortunes

His said his mum taught him and his two brothers to "raise our expectations", "never to be victims" and not dwell on misfortunes.

Others blame the Buddhist belief in karma, putting misfortunes like car accidents down to bad luck rather than bad habits.

Still, Ms. Bofill rarely expressed regret and tried to be lighthearted in talking about her misfortunes in interviews.

The train station’s history reflects the city’s fortunes during its heyday as the world’s car capital and later misfortunes as thousands of auto workers and other residents fled Detroit for life in the suburbs.

Reeling from heartache, Monaco seems to search for meaning and solace in the far graver misfortunes of a friend referred to as “R,” a political prisoner turned asylum seeker and the show’s most revisited subject.