A Sad Fact about Life
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by Frederick Buechner

Frederick Buechner once looked back at his high school class and observes a rather sad fact about life:

"In my class, as in any class, at any school, there were students who had a real flair, a real talent, for something. Maybe it was for writing or acting or sports. Maybe it was an interest and a joy in working with people toward some common goal, a sense of …

Seabury Press, The Hungering Dark, by Frederick Buechner