handy
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There is a chapter in Lewis' "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" in which the crew of the ship will need to set out on a very dangerous endeavor in which many or all might not return. There is a concern that the crew will desert the ship, but someone, and I honestly can't remember who and don't have the time to look it up now, suggested that it was all in how the endeavor was presented...not a matter of who wants to go, but rather a matter of who gets to go. That the Captain/King only would select who could go. So, instead of being something that each individual could either choose or reject, it became a case of each individual not wanting to be left behind. In the end, all but one crew member went and the one who stayed behind had life-long regret.
I was reminded of that scene when I went on my self-imposed "vacation" a couple of weeks ago, and then, when I wanted to come back, found that I couldn't because of the hacker. I was really beginning to miss everyone around here and the discussions that we have and even Monday Madness and wow, found out that I wasn't able to come. There's is indeed a vast difference between not wanting to do something and not getting to do it! ;)
It's good to be back!
I was reminded of that scene when I went on my self-imposed "vacation" a couple of weeks ago, and then, when I wanted to come back, found that I couldn't because of the hacker. I was really beginning to miss everyone around here and the discussions that we have and even Monday Madness and wow, found out that I wasn't able to come. There's is indeed a vast difference between not wanting to do something and not getting to do it! ;)
It's good to be back!
I sowry!
