“The reason you will not be talking,” the Troll continued, “is because when you are talking, I am not talking. And when I am not talking, you are not listening. And if you are not listening, then you are not learning. So your goal for the next year, if you remain with me that long, is to keep your mouth shut, listen, and learn. If you can do that, you might live through this. Got it?” I nodded my head again but I was thinking, Did I just hear a really good sermon on prayer?2
