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The Practice
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75 The Practice One likes to practice the thing. They practice, enough, for heaven. —Wallace Stevens, “Waving Adieu, Adieu, Adieu” You do not pray for heaven. You take the love you’re given. You eat your daily bread. You’re glad you’re not the head of a nation, bank, or church, especially since research would indicate that you’re corruptible, impure, and made of passing stuff. The practice is enough. ...