I explained that the students were required to do the other three languages, but Sanskrit was no longer part of the course. I would use part of the Fr...day language lab teaching Sanskrit to any kids curious about it.That was how it went as we got to Halloween.The AP Honor’s class could now read, speak, and write in Egyptian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Greek at about a ten-year-old level. The freshman class was already up to an eight-year-old level.“I am going to piss off most of the parents of my. I’d brought Bea here a year ago. The whole village grew up around the tent meetings and eventually the college. No alcohol was served in the city limits. It was generally a wholesome place. Even the various gift and craft stores that had grown up around the main street had a clean look.“Oh, look at the animal prints,” I said, pointing in a shop window. It was a collection of wild baby animals in pastels. “Those would look nice on your wall.”“Um… Maybe. I like things with brighter colors.” I. Well the next day was a Saturday and my wife had to work, while my sister in law was going to visit her father at the nursing home. There was still some tension between them as they left the house that morning. But I was not getting in the middle of it. Less than a half hour the front bell rang and when I answered it was my sister in law. I asked her what happened as I stepped aside to let her in. She told me she was still upset and embarrassed about last night. Apparently my wife called her a. ’ I quickly look up at him and say, ‘You know I have heard that before, but not sure if I believe it.’ Looking at me like a dad would look at their daughter he says, ‘Life has a funny way of working itself out, I wish you the best of luck young lady.’ I smile at him. Say ‘Thank you for the kind words.’ And head off to the elevator and up to my room. Walking into the room, I find it to be beautiful- I walk over to the window, snow blanketing the ground as cars pass by. Plenty of hours to go.