So much agony caused, so much evil done in God’s name.

Gathering and an uneasy anniversary celebration. Interesting that they fear Edward Jay Smith’s supposed incompetence more than they fear Jarret’s obvious tyranny.

Partnership is giving, taking, learning, teaching, offering the greatest possible benefit while doing the least possible harm. Partnership is mutualistic symbiosis. Partnership is life. Any entity,

“No, of course not. But someone does. I don’t know how I’m going to do it, Len, but the world is full of needy people. They don’t all need the same things, but they all need purpose. Even some of the ones with plenty of money need purpose.”

It’s always been much easier to make war than to make peace.

“Don’t be an idiot,” I said. “Those people were willing to follow an 18-year-old girl because she seemed to be going somewhere, seemed to know where she was going. People elected Jarret because he seemed to know where he was going too. Even rich people like your dad are desperate for someone who seems to know where they’re going.”

Beware: All too often, We say What we hear others say. We think What we’re told that we think. We see What we’re permitted to see. Worse! We see what we’re told that we see. Repetition and pride are the keys to this. To hear and to see Even an obvious lie Again And again and again May be to say it,

“We are born Not with purpose, But with potential.” “We choose our purpose,” I said. “I chose mine before I was old enough to know any better—or it chose me. Purpose is essential. Without it, we drift.” “Purpose,” she said, and with an air of showing off, she quoted: “Purpose Unifies us: It focuses our dreams, Guides our plans, Strengthens our

“Yes,” Bankole said. “In spite of his scars, he’s a good-looking boy. I wonder whether his looks have saved him or destroyed him. Or both.”