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Re:I'm 20, brilliant and totally lost by adamhowell on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @12:26PM (#905669)
Sorry, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

But obviously the quote's saying that if you're handed everything it means nothing. But if you lose it and have to fight to regain it, you learn its true value.

Re:I'm 20, brilliant and totally lost by anamax on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @12:34PM (#905697)
No, that's not what it's saying. What it's saying is "all the cool kids sound zen, so here's my shot".

BTW - Folks who earned "it" in the first place know something about value too. There are identities other than the lost princess....

Re:I'm 20, brilliant and totally lost by 10ren on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @12:31PM (#905685)
ah, like the prodigal son.

(I used to wonder if "prodigal" was a biblical term; but it's just related to the word "prodigious". However, I don't know which came first.)

Re:I'm 20, brilliant and totally lost by HistoryInAction on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @06:55PM (#906688)
Well, it's a biblical reference. 'Roast the fatted calf when the prodigal son returns.' At least, that's what Ringo and Weber's "We Few" claims... ah, I love me my MilSciFic :)