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What you need to know:
- The affinity for intense public display of piety is just like the way struggling marriages and relationships have a tendency for exaggerated public displays of affection.
Many years ago, I was seated in a law office at 6.30am for my appointment with a very busy lawyer. Suddenly, a man in an awkward combination of a mismatched jacket, tie and nicely pressed pants, burst in. I was asked to step back into the waiting area.
Inside the office, I heard some tough negotiations taking place. ‘Consider the risk to me and the reward to you and your man.
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