My friend Ruel attended a high school reunion held in a former classmate rsquo s home The waterfront mansion near Manila Bay could accommodate attendees and it made Ruel feel small nbsp ldquo I rsquo ve had many happy years of pastoring remote rural churches rdquo Ruel told me ldquo and even though I know I shouldn rsquo t I couldn rsquo t help but feel envious of my classmate rsquo s material wealth My thoughts strayed to how different life might be if I rsquo d used my degree to become a businessman instead rdquo ldquo But I later
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