Even when the gods punish us-- at least, this is what we are taught in the schola-- it is out of love, in the hopes that, like children, we will learn.

If you would like to, we can meet some day and I will tell you all I can about him. He has been on my mind, greatly; to the extent that I often fear I am going to bore those around me, speaking incessantly of him. [soft laugh]