... a sign that his gift must be passed on to younger Raiders.

It reminds me of the story about Elijah and Elisha. At the departure of Elijah, the older man, the anointing and gift of this old man was passed on to the younger Elisha. What's more is that Elisha desired the blessing.

Who desires to exercise gifts similar to Jack Tatum? Now is the time, and this is the season that he must come forth.

Do you think this concept is unreasonable? Even if you do, there are examples in history of men who were grateful to the ancestors for leaving a history that they desired to emulate.

One example is Sir Isaac Newton, the physicist, who said in reference to Rene DesCartes, "If I have seen farther than others, it is b...

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