Kobe Bryant: A Sum of his Parts

How do we grapple with a life that inspired so much joy, but also brought about pain?

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It’s taken me a little while since the news broke about Kobe Bryant to come up with the words to write. Admittedly, I’ve kept up with the tributes, montages, and remembrances for him, his daughter, and the seven other victims in the horrific helicopter crash. There’s…