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A View From the Bleachers

A View From the Bleachers

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Pat Whitty
Jul 22, 2024
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We see the game more clearly from the bleachers when we’re spectators, not players. That’s why those football fans can paint their faces and yell expletives at the players on the field. They can see things from their perspective that the players can’t see.

Many of us in the second half of life are in the bleachers. We’ve left the game we’ve played all ou…

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