The retired headmaster of my preparatory school dies. My godfather, who once taught me there, confided to me, ´He used to beat boys naked.´ I said, ´Well, he never beat me naked.´ He replied, ´You were all right, you were family.´
Have you considered the Church ? There is much to be said for the quiet life of a country curate. Fortunately in the Church of England an ordained priest is not committed to any but the vaguest beliefs