There is a man, who is becoming a better friend every time he steps into our flat, and we give him house shoes, who hails from far off places. He sits on my sofa, and weaves tales of near and distant past as we discuss life, love, and current events that so deeply touch his heart and home. He is married to a friend, actually, I married them in a ceremony and Andrew was the witness in their legal marriage. One Christmas, as his wife worked in far off places, he came for Christmas dinner, heavy with sweets from a local pastry shop in his village. We ate and drank caramel vodka, and as we talked about what Christmas met, and told him the story of the Kings who came and bore Jesus presents, his eyes widened. "My people are in the story" he exclaimed. And we compare religions, for much like him, we were born into one and have learned about others as we work and live and breathe in life. To compare the two extremes is to see both sides of one coin of authoritarianism and control a...
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