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= What if the Etch-A-Sketch were more than just my childhood nemesis? Despite the frustration it caused in never being able to produce a discernible result, there is one lesson to be learned from this bauble. This red plastic rectangle held the key to a notion still lost to many people ; patience. A virtue no longer commonplace in modern day. The hours spent toiling with this devil’s game was the training ground I underwent to bear my provocations. When I failed, I’d try again. Not because I really //wanted// to draw that picture, but because I couldn’t give it the satisfaction of winning. Surprisingly enough, this toy can teach you about perseverance. It will instill in a person the idea of working through problems, thinking out of the box, as well as exercising your strength to start again. So here’s to you, Etch-A-Sketch. I can now stand in long lines, tolerate traffic jams, and sit at the kid’s table on Christmas. =