Anyone who's lived has lost somebody.
Confidence is inspiring. Yet so often misplaced. (Robert Thornhill)
When a poor man gives something, that is a sacrifice indeed. When a rich man gives something, it hardly rises to the same level.
Passion is a rare commodity. When you find it, treasure it and never give it up!
Libraries rock! Not a sermon, just a fact. As a kid I was a library rat and books changed my life. They can change yours.
That's what civilization sometimes did to threats, real or perceived. They walled them off. Us against them. Survival of the fittest. You die so I can live.