Midway along the journey of our life
\nI woke to find myself in a dark wood
\nFor I had wandered off the straight path.<\/p>\n
How hard it is to tell what it was like,
\nThis wood of wilderness, savage and stubborn
\nThe thought of it brings back all my old fears.<\/p>\n
A bitter place! Death could scarce be bitterer.
\nBut, if I would show the good that came of it
\nI must talk about the things other than the good.<\/p>\n
Dante Alighieri
\nThe Divine Comedy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood For I had wandered off the straight path. How hard it is to tell what it was like, This wood of wilderness, savage and stubborn The thought of it brings back all my old fears. A bitter place! Death … <\/p>\n