“There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country, and there squandered his wealth in wild living.

(a)  

Many people experience grief and a sense of loss after the death of a loved one. But the ways in which they experience and express these feelings may differ across cultures. Culture is the mix of beliefs, values, behaviors, traditions, and rituals that members of a cultural group share. Each culture has its own rituals that influence the expression of grief. Carrying out these practices offers a sense of stability and security. Rituals can also help people who are dying and bring comfort to the loved ones who are preparing for their loss.

(a)  

“This man bore no resemblance to the bearded, (a)   Akeley of the snapshot; but was a younger and more urban person, fashionably dressed, and wearing only a small, dark moustache.”

— H.P. Lovecraft

"My idea is this, that when you only love a little you’re naturally not jealous-or are only jealous also a little, so that it doesn’t matter. But when you love in a deeper and intenser way, then you’re in the very same proportion jealous; your jealousy has intensity and, no doubt, ferocity. When however you love in the most (a)   and unutterable way of all – whey then you’re beyond everything, and nothing can pull you down."

— Henry James (The Golden Bowl)

"I love my job. I love the pay!

~I love it more and more each day.

~I love my boss, he is the best!

~I love his boss and all the rest.

~I love my office and its location. I hate to have to go on vacation.

~I love my furniture, (a)   and grey, and piles of paper that grow each day!

— Dr. Seuss

(a)  

(a)  

"For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men worked and died, the essence and (a)   of their lives."

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

"It is a fact verified and recorded in many histories that soul capable of the greatest good is also capable of the greatest evil. Who is there more (a)   than backsliding priest? Who more carnal than a recent virgin? This, however, may be a matter of appearance."

— John Steinbeck (Tortilla Flat)