The Sounds of Silence

When I was very young I sat at the feet of one of my father's friends and I listened to him tell adventures of his life lived around the world. That day I said a prayer. I asked God to give me an adventure-filled life, and make me an awesome storyteller. I have since learned that one needs to be very careful when framing petitions to the Almighty. I bring you yet another scene from my childhood:

I was a clumsy teenager. In fact, I've pretty much been clumsy all of my life, but there was a short period in my teens when I was truly a walking disaster. My accidents became so routine people began reacting to them as if they weren't extraordinary.

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