I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer.
I am perfectly conscious that this contempt and hatred underlies the general tone of the community towards us, and yet when I even remotely hint at the fact that we are not a favorite people I am accused of stirring up strife and setting barriers between the two sects.