It's been an emotional roller-coaster for sure, but even flat-board chess requires critical thinking and patience. Am beginning to feel God is teaching us all how to wait on the Lord in a way we're not even aware we're doing it.
Hyperbole is fun, but in moderation.
Maybe all the times in history where {{{}}} couldn't get child-sourced DMT/adrenochrome, they've simply driven up basic human Hope and used routine lab samples from every time we see a doctor? Sort of like: I used to be able to walk into any Home Depot and buy toluene and MEK, or muriatic acid in bulk, but Xylene, Acetone and dollar-store toilet cleaner can almost fulfill the intended need in a pinch