How to laugh in the face of sorrow: Insights from a Lebanese sweets shop owner
![Nassim Haddad greets his customers and life with unflinching cheer.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/06/07/candy-store-3_wide-736476860242433b95f266744c9405cad2ae916e.jpg?s=600)
Nassim Haddad has seen his share of disaster and loss. At 79, he says of his philosophy: "I start again from the beginning. I start from zero. I [am not] afraid from anything."
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