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Especially when our country is under attack by those who challenge the moral values of our Constitution.",2,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[28,33,36],{"id":29,"tag":30},3355324,{"id":31,"tag_name":32},248,"challenge",{"id":34,"tag":35},3355327,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":37,"tag":38},3355330,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":40,"quote_text":41,"author_id":5,"source_id":23,"has_image":24,"author":42,"source":43,"quote_tag":44,"commentary":9},660857,"Do not be afraid to burn a bridge you never want to cross again. 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That includes respecting the rule of law and if you have set that aside for political reasons, then you are a threat to our democracy and our freedoms.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[57,62,67,70],{"id":58,"tag":59},3355279,{"id":60,"tag_name":61},15,"freedom",{"id":63,"tag":64},3355284,{"id":65,"tag_name":66},23026,"rule-of-law",{"id":68,"tag":69},3355280,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":71,"tag":72},3355283,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":74,"quote_text":75,"author_id":5,"source_id":23,"has_image":24,"author":76,"source":77,"quote_tag":78,"commentary":9},558218,"If we do not have justice for the rule of law, then society shall be broken.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[79,84,89,92,95],{"id":80,"tag":81},3015468,{"id":82,"tag_name":83},1814,"society",{"id":85,"tag":86},3015464,{"id":87,"tag_name":88},2817,"justice",{"id":90,"tag":91},3015466,{"id":65,"tag_name":66},{"id":93,"tag":94},3015463,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":96,"tag":97},3015465,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},{"id":99,"quote_text":100,"author_id":5,"source_id":23,"has_image":24,"author":101,"source":102,"quote_tag":103,"commentary":115},407345,"Sometimes defining friendship can be simple. If your heart still aches after someone has passed, then you were a true and close friend. They may have physically left this world, but they still walk among us in our hearts. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo) – 2018",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[104,109,112],{"id":105,"tag":106},2362423,{"id":107,"tag_name":108},119,"death",{"id":110,"tag":111},2362424,{"id":13,"tag_name":14},{"id":113,"tag":114},2362426,{"id":16,"tag_name":17},"**The Backstory**\n\nRJ Intindola, also known as Gandolfo, was an Italian-American philosopher and writer who lived a contemplative life in the mountains of Italy. The era he wrote in (2018) reflects a time when the boundaries between spirituality and everyday life were becoming increasingly blurred. As someone who had devoted his life to introspection and self-inquiry, Intindola's words on friendship and loss are infused with a profound sense of depth and nuance.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nWhat most people miss is that Intindola is not simply suggesting that the pain of losing a friend is proof of their closeness. Rather, he is highlighting the enduring presence of the deceased in our emotional lives – an idea that challenges the conventional view of grief as a process of separation and letting go. By saying that the departed \"still walk among us in our hearts,\" Intindola is pointing to a profound interdependence between our inner lives and the external world.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, consider that true friendship is not just about shared experiences or memories, but also about the ongoing emotional resonance of those relationships. When you feel the ache of loss, instead of trying to suppress or overcome it, acknowledge the ways in which the departed continues to inhabit your inner world – and allow this acknowledgment to deepen your sense of connection and compassion for yourself and others.",{"currentPage":117,"totalPages":117,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":118},1,10]