Re: Musings Beirdd Sun Aug 16 22:19:54 1998 I feel the touch of true blessing in your words on sacrifice. I have been becoming more and more aware lately of the sacrifices that are asked of us in ways that we cannot resist: the sacrifices of aging and illness; the activities we must leave behind, the plans we must change or drop, the hopes we must trade for others. Are these as potent as the sacrifices we make willingly, by choice, including the willing decision to offer our lives? I believe they may have even more potential, since they are the sacrifices that nature demands by her very touch within our bodies. They will be taken with our will or not. Therefore, the sacrificial act lies in the difficult decision to humbly accede, something it is not easy for a human to do.*p*--Beirdd Musings TopazOwl 140 Sun Aug 16 21:19:30 1998