To Seek And To Save
In colloquial English, figurative use of the word “lost” permeates the lexicon of everyday speech. Examples like the following spring to mind without effort: When applied to consequential things, the things we value most, the word “lost” assumes much greater significance, taking on a gravity no mere figure of speech can command. You can all but feel the intensity of the suffering behind phrases like, “My family lost everything when the market crashed” or “I lost my wife last year.” But as grievous as such…