I'm visiting some relatives in the country and get another lesson in priorities. The house is ugly, the style should be getting me down (but fortunately I don't care much - can switch off my 'style sensor'), a lot of the attitude on display saddens me, but just as I was considering making a judgement I ask my relative's son (whom I considered completely talentless academically and socially-challenged) a few questions. He (13) turns out to be an ancient history buff and after half an hour of a conversation during which my jaw had a consistent downward trend, I find out that he not only knows more than me about that period (and I know quite a lot), but also has a good grip on universal history and world's geograpy. What's more he makes a lot of right connections in his mind about what he knows and asks a lot of good questions.

To embarass me more, in the eventing my cousin asks me if I could join them in the evening prayer, which I do and ask for more wisdom to never judge on trivialities (style, language, accidental features), but just on aspirations.