Coming home to roost?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roost">roost</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Past">Past</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roost">roost</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="escaping">escaping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="haunt">haunt</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="says">says</span>, “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="escaping">escaping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>.”</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roost">roost</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roost">roost</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="Chickens">Chickens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roost">roost</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wander">wander</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forage">forage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roost">roost</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>: <span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="roost">roost</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="past">past</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="haunt">haunt</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> – <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="perpetrators">perpetrators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p>
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