Ever since I read Gulag Archipelago I have been much more sensitive to “reading between the lines.” Solzhenitsyn wrote that he had read an article about a work crew in Siberia that dug up fish that were frozen in the time of woolly mammoths. The work crew said the fish were still good to eat! Solzhenitsyn answered the question other readers may have missed. Why did the work crew eat 4,000 year old fish? Because they worked in a forced labor camp and were starving.
Before today, I didn’t know robins reused their nests each year. You might ask, “How do you now know?” The robin nest on top of the light on the outside of the garage has a robin in it again this year. Then you might ask, “Why was the nest left on top of the garage light all year?” That is for you to ponder.
Before today, I didn’t know robins reused their nests each year. You might ask, “How do you now know?” The robin nest on top of the light on the outside of the garage has a robin in it again this year. Then you might ask, “Why was the nest left on top of the garage light all year?” That is for you to ponder.