The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.
Alan Rickman was taken from us too soon. He was the actor's actor. He didn't seek attention, preferring the periphery to the center. He gave of himself. And then, just when he'd struck global fame for his later roles, cancer had to cut it short. He leaves a painful gap.
"And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we came from, and what might be possible."
-- Alan Rickman
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