To be thought of

Ah, to be thought of! One of my correspondents wrote to me yesterday that:

As I waited this morning for the arrival of...at a nearby..., I read from The Proverbs 1:7-9:

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

This reading caused me to think of you.
Love, [signed]

And to be loved with such ardor (if this be not a curse¹)!
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1. The "chains about thy neck" image suggests slavery. Ironically, the quotation seems to characterize religion about right: the enslavement of those who accept and allow themselves to be ruled by religious dogma.