{"id":1452,"date":"2002-01-04T10:08:55","date_gmt":"2002-01-04T15:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2014-06-13T17:39:16","modified_gmt":"2014-06-13T23:39:16","slug":"the_lure_of_the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/01\/04\/the_lure_of_the.html","title":{"rendered":"The Lure of the Rings"},"content":{"rendered":"

No, not those<\/i> rings. This WSJ Opinion piece<\/a> has some interesting thoughts on tolerance, the War between Civilizations, and an 18th Century play.<\/p>\n

My counsel is: Accept the matter wholly as it stands.
\nIf each one from his father has his ring,
\nThen let each one believe his ring to be
\nThe true one. Possibly the father wished
\nTo tolerate no longer in his house
\nThe tyranny of just one ring!–And know:
\nThat you, all three, he loved; and loved alike;
\nSince two of you he’d not humiliate . . . Let each strive
\nTo match the rest in bringing to the fore
\nThe magic of the opal in his ring!
\nAssist that power with all humility . . .
\nAnd with profound submission to God’s will!<\/p>\n

Interesting thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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