‘What were they like in the village you just left?’ the woman asked. The traveler flushed red and responded in a frustrated tone, ‘They were angry and cruel. Everyone was aggressive and lazy. They were untrustworthy and unkind. I’m sure I shall never return to such a place.’ ‘Ah,’ sighed the old woman, ‘I’m afraid you will find them much the same ahead of you.’ The stranger trudged on.” The bard finishes his tale and turns to you. “Do you understand? God is like the road. (You missed that the road