in the twinkling of an eye
in the hard school of life
High school or college doesn't prepare us for it. Only out there in the hard school of life do we begin to slowly and painstakingly piece this information together, usually completing the task by the time we're 65.
Nonetheless, you remain a rare and unique individual, no matter how the world of work treats you. You worth is not defined simply by your work, but by your spirit, your heart, and your compassion towards others.
Adventure:
Power plays! Ambition! Double-dealing! Cheating! Strange alliances! Rumors! Betrayal! Revolution! Overthrow! Sudden plot twists, that no one could have predicted! Sometimes you'll love it. Sometimes you'll hate it.
downright
Sometimes it is downright ugly.
