Friends:

Life is to be treasured and cherished.  For people to live a life that’s stuck in the past superstitions or past ancestral glories, they are not living in the present; therefore they will face oblivion.  This is not to say life is not worth respect, but to self-destruct, being stubborn or close-mindedness is not worth any sympathy. 

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              Emlightester