Life is different now. I do not have time. If I work twelve hours a day, six days a week, it is because I wish to give him a good life. I love him.' 'He does not know it. Love is a word. It must have flesh. He will suffer.' 'Life is suffering', said Papa. 'Yes, life is trouble. But we should not make more than is our due.' 'You do not understand.' 'I understand very well. It is because we have become poor', Grandfather said to Papa. 'You do not like to be poor, and who can blame you. But it is not so bad to be poor if there is food and love. Better to be poor than a rich orphan. Listen to me, my son.
Michael D. O'Brien — Sophia House: A Novel
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