Perhaps in the midst of a grim situation near a family sickbed, heads shaking, brows all furrowed, we’ll take a chance and say, “This is quite a soap opera we’re all stuck in here.” Now maybe they’ll throw us right out of the room; that’s how much of a soap opera it is. But maybe it’ll be just what’s needed to break the tension. Maybe a few people will be able to come up for a moment’s air, see the horizon beyond the next wave, remember the big picture, then take a deep breath before plunging back in the midst of it all. We’ve succeeded in interrupting the soap opera for a brief public service
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