{"id":4390,"date":"2025-01-28T23:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/?p=4390"},"modified":"2025-01-28T23:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:04:18","slug":"do-not-despise-the-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/do-not-despise-the-snake\/","title":{"rendered":"Do not despise the snake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-YOTS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-YOTS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-YOTS.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-YOTS-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-YOTS-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-YOTS-500x167.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ancient sages said &#8216;<em>Do not despise the snake for having no horns for who is to say it shall not become a dragon? 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