“…so we should not go on sleeping, as everyone else does” (I Thessalonians 5:6).
Do you remember the fairy tale, “The Sleeping Beauty”?
There is to be a royal wedding. The wicked witch is not invited. Angry over the snub, she puts a curse on the bride and groom (a prince and princess). According to the curse, they will have a daughter, and when she reaches age eighteen, she will prick her finger on a weaving spindle and she will die. The prince and princess manage to have the curse modified. Their daughter will not die when she pricks her finger on a weaving spindle, but she will fall into a deep sleep for one hundred years, or until she is brought back to life by the kiss of a young and handsome, certified prince, whichever comes first. Moreover, they take the precaution of banning all weaving spindles from the kingdom. Well, the child is born, and on her eighteenth birthday she decides to explore…
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