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Today's talk comes from Pastor Ben Stewart.

Well, I remember my freshman year of college I expressed my affections to a young girl. I told

her that I was interested in her romantically and that I wanted to date. And so a few weeks

later we met down at the beach and I remember while we

were down there with this big group we decided to jump on this hay ride, this

horse-drawn chariot on the beach and so we joined the hay ride. It was me and her and then sitting next to her was this other guy that apparently she had been talking to and hanging out with for several days.

And so as the three of us rode down the beach together,

she began to tell me stories about him

and how he had recently cooked a meal for her,

and it was, quote, the most romantic thing a guy had ever done for her.

And I remember as she said that suddenly the horse ran over some driftwood on the beach and

it shattered the axle of the carriage and everyone came

cumbling down there was hay everywhere and I realized you know what this feels like a

great time to exit this scene and so I left good, and I walked down the beach alone in the moonlight.

And I remember as I did that, I was like, this isn't just a good time to exit this scene.

Maybe it's a good time to exit the dating scene altogether.

And to give up on love.

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