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She stood thin and very straight in her torn, dirt-stained gown and cloak of black. All I know is of no use now,” she said, and I haven’t learned anything else. I will try to learn.”

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward toward the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.


Published on February 18, 2024.

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