CONDENSE IT
The king called his wise men and philosophers together and commissioned them to compile the wisdom of the ages and then to condense it to its barest essentials. After painstaking efforts they brought the king a multi-volume set of leather bound wisdom. The king looked at the books and told the scribes to condense it. They carefully labored again and finally returned to the king with a single volume. The king still rejected it for something more condensed. The king once again told them: “Condense it!” The scribes again returned to their careful deliberations and did not return to the king until they had condensed their libraries to five words. The king read these words and was pleased. The words were: “There are no free lunches!” There are no free lunches. There is nothing free in life. Everything has a cost. Someone always has to pay the price. Everything requires commitment. It may be difficult to some of our neighbors or even…
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