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Snowyteller's avatar

He knew the score.

Knowing too your own resilience is definitely important, for some can wade in waters dark without a wound and others wilt away at the slightest change of soil.

One might envy those who can stand tall unharmed, but it is what it is.

Some can drink alcohol with great freedom and for some even a drop invites disaster.

Know then, what bee ye be!

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John F. Trent's avatar

Great point.

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AJ's avatar

I love this letter of his, and refer to it often. Legend has it that the "young men" were St. Basil's students, who were basically trying to get out of having to do their homework in Greek literature by claiming it was all immoral.

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Gregory DeVore's avatar

Thank you for this. On another issue has the Sunday serial been abandoned? We haven't had one for a while? Did it generate insufficient interest? I have read several books by that writer recently having picked them up during the recent based book sale. He is quite good. I loved Space pirates of Andromeda.

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John F. Trent's avatar

I don't think so, but I'll ask Jon.

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