Great paragraphs....................... Part 2

...........The only thing that could improve this one would be for Abbey to have lived for another twenty years.   A wee excerpt:

"Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast, a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it’s still here."