To paraphrase from words more divinely eloquent than mine:
"There is an appointed time for everything.
And there is a time for every event under heaven ~
"There is an appointed time for everything.
And there is a time for every event under heaven ~
A time to plant, and a time to uproot what is planted.
A time to regulate, and a time to deregulate;
A time to criticize opponents, and a time to build consensus.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
A time to be merciful , and a time to close borders;
A time to embrace, and a time to shun embracing.
A time to search for truth, and a time to give up searching;
A time to expand business, and a time to support the environment.
A time to debate, and a time to bring together;
A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time for war, and a time for peace.
What profit is there to the populace from our toils? I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men: to be wise stewards of earthly resources to use in the Kingdom of God. He has made everything appropriate in its time."
----Marie Byars, from Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
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