"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." 1.What does this quote mean?

2.How does it relate to your life right now?

Why did the belgian parliament pass laws to decentralize its government? a. to increase trade with neighboring luxembourg b. to decrease the political power enjoyed by the flemish c. to enable belgium to join the european union d. to reduce tensions between belgium's two main ethnic groups