She bubbled with life that afternoon and appeared set to enjoy a long lease. Although the encounter was brief, it proved to be symbolic, being the second from close quarters and the last. The news would filter in days later that she did not survive what started as a gentle tide. But even as the family counted its loss, came enquiries from those keen on filling the vacancy created by the passage.

?Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.? ? Psalm 62: 9 (KJV)

This life!
Let the Son shine in your heart daily.

By, Nosa Owens-Ibie,
Tuesday, November 14, 2006.

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