if each of us does what's right in our own eyes where's the glory we were given ... glory not like pleasure safety or comfort power or prestige ... which one of us to himself alone is wise ... you wouldn't think the wise ones ... and that's the best we do when thinking it's our own ... the wisdom we have as far as it will go ... and that's not bad as far as it goes ... especially when it stretches to telling the truth ... no god no glory no god no necessity no certainty in purpose or the future ... to see all that and to say it is no mean achievement but costly and too dear ... it says of itself this accidental philosophy we might be wrong for we have examined the truth and find it either platitudes people stand on or uncontrollable chance ... the platitudes are empty makes you love chance youth and adventure ... not much of a country for old men though ... the cynicism and wit of middle age face the demands of getting older ... and the older you get the more you want the promise of youth again ... one more shot to see it find the light before the light goes out ... to find glory ... not by fate or good luck or intention ... but given
judges 21:25 in kreeft ycuot 57 + 55-58; john 17:22
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