It was never physically dangerous except when I nearly fell off a horse, but it was physically arduous - especially when you were working late at night.
We all pine for a time in life when things were simpler. Even when they weren't necessarily simpler, hindsight makes them look a lot simpler. The reality of it was that it wasn't.
If there was no Bible, it would be no matter whether you could read or not. Reading other books would do you no good.

