This evening I am visiting a couple who have a lovely house out in the country. They are also somewhat older — the husband is eighty four.<\/p>\n
We got to talking about their neighbors, and my host told me that he is in a running feud with the man who owns the house on an adjoining property. They got into a fight ten years ago, and since then they have not spoken one word to each other.<\/p>\n
He went on to say that the only form of communication they now have is a sort of grim unspoken competition — whoever stays alive the longest wins.<\/p>\n
At this last bit of news I perked up. “Do you realize,” I said, “that your neighbor is doing you an enormous favor? After all, because of him, you might end up staying alive and healthy for years to come.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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