what I did on my Christmas vacation

spent time with my family:










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"Bones are patient. Bones never tire nor do they run away. When you come upon a man who had been dead many years, his bones will still be lying there, in place, content, patiently waiting, but his flesh will have gotten up and left him. Water is like flesh. Water will not stand still. It is always off to somewhere else; restless, talkive, and curious. Even water in a covered jar will disappear in time. Flesh is water. Stones are like bones. Satisfied. Patient. Dependable. Tell me then, Alobar, in order to achieve immortality, should you emulate water or stone? Should you trust your flesh or your bones?"

Alobar stared at the lama and said nothing. After several minutes, the lama hat asked him why he remained silent. "Water babbles to stone," Alobar said, "but stone will not answer."

-Jitterbug Perfume