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    Recently, I saw these lovely new covers for my boo Recently, I saw these lovely new covers for my books. Although I can’t understand the language, I think I recognize the covers enough to know which books they are. How about you? Can you guess the title of each book by looking at the covers? But I am stuck with one thing. What language is this? I can’t make out which country they are from! And they have done such a great job with these newer covers, don’t you think?
    Nothing here is perfect. Nothing here is perfect.
    A few weeks ago, while visiting family in England, A few weeks ago, while visiting family in England, my sister took my niece and me on a Jane Austen tour. The only thing better than going on a tour of your favorite author’s world is going on that tour with some of your favorite people in the world. Jane is buried in the beautiful Winchester Cathedral. As one of England’s most historically significant cathedrals, this is a singular honor. Of course as a Jane fan, I saw nothing unusual in this. Until our tour guide reminded us that at the time Jane was buried there (she died two days shy of her 42nd birthday), there was no reason for her to receive such an honor, reserved usually for the greatest and most influential names in the land. Jane had published four books at that time, but anonymously. So nobody knew her name. She was by no means famous. She had sold fewer than 7000 copies of her books over the years, which is to say that she was not wealthy. She lived a quiet life and knew no powerful people. She was not related to royalty. And yet, here she lies. When you read the words on her gravestone, composed by her brother, a few words jump at you. “The benevolence of her heart, the sweetness of her temper, the extraordinary endowments of her mind . . .” This gives us a small clue as to why she found her way in Winchester Cathedral long before she became a famous, beloved author. Jane herself. She won, in her own person, enough respect, that those closest to her somehow felt her to be great. Like Jane, we may never achieve fame or wealth or influence in our lifetime. We may lead quiet lives, helping family, doing the daily chores of life, getting on with our work. But greatness is sometimes measured in the ordinary choices of life. So many of you reading this today deserve a memorial in Winchester Cathedral. No one may ever know it but heaven. That doesn’t make it any less true.
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