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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> At this time of year, we all
think about giving to those we love. But how often do we think to acknowledge
that person whose love and respect we MUST have in order even to survive?
Ourselves.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I think at one time or another
we have all wished we could be a superhero, at some time in our lives. So why
not be one? Okay, so you don't have the power of Superman. Okay, so you can't
singlehandedly avert a global catastrophe. It doesn't matter. That's not what
makes a hero.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> This Christmas, think about
giving yourself and those around you the gift of joy and pride in who you are,
possibly beyond anything you've ever felt. Think about deciding that you get
to BE that man or woman who is saving humanity.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Even if it's only one person at
a time.</FONT></DIV>
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In Joyful Service,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
Iain
MacCrimmon</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>P.S. Permission given to reprint in the Trumpeter,
should the Chronicler so desire.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"I don't pay attention to politics."<BR>"You should. It's barely less
important than your own heartbeat."<BR>"I don't pay attention to that
either."<BR>
-- Robert Heinlein, "Stranger in a Strange
Land."</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>