I agree with Askel's 47. Absolutly.
And I believe Askel is NOT characterizing the odds worse than what they really are. In fact in more than a few ways they are worse. If I listed what I know it would crush most people's hopes.
But it does not help the Cause to spend much time on that. It is but dust to God. We can win, with Him.
Better to focus the energy on what can be done in the here and now.
I strongly disagree with your first sentence.
What do you know? And how do you know that you know more than what other people know?
"But it does not help the Cause to spend much time on that."
Agreed.
=== Better to focus the energy on what can be done in the here and now.
I'm agreed on that, you know.
I guess I'm still unsure that that keeping the truth from folks or allowing them "hope" via "wins" which are heavy on symbol but light on substance may not be the ticket.
It's really only once the truth began to dawn on me that I became the person I am. (Not so "gloomy" in person, you know ... )