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In time, those who opposed him found a way to silence his voice, and his earthly journey came to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">But here is the question: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\"><strong><em>What did his friends, relatives, and followers do next?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\">Their response holds an answer for us \u2014 showing how we, too, should live and behave in our day-to-day lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQdfs5S6jyA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA man lived faithfully, even when despised, and his voice was silenced. 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