Newcomers yearn to ask personal questions about the private life of the sponsor, but dare not.

Newcomers yearn to ask personal questions about the private life of the sponsor, but dare not. They play the foolish game of ego-competition with the sponsor, not realizing that he is not playing the game at all. They expect clever jokes and dazzling dramatics from the sponsor, turning sour and critical when he gives them truth instead. Before a newcomer can become a learner, all such immaturity must go.

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