5 thoughts on “An Unexpected Illumination

  1. Sometimes we assume that the other can carry the load simply because they always have done.

    Sometimes we assume that the other can carry the load because they’ve chosen to stand in the load-carrier’s place.

    Sometimes we assume that standing in that place was a choice, not a command.Report

  2. In the absence of a Like button to click, just wanted to say that I enjoyed this anecdote quite a bit (thanks to the spammer for drawing my eye to it!) and will likely be stealing a couple of lines for my everyday use — especially “related only by my bank account”.Report

  3. Agreed… good bank account line and ruminations on sin.

    New proposed tag-line: Come for the carpentry stay for the semi-pelagianism.Report

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