The word, bare, means sparse or naked. The word, bear, means to carry, or hold up, as a burden. It is also a noun for a man-sized, mammalian creature. The phrase, cross to bear, refers to the Christian path of salvation in following in the footsteps of Christ who bore his literal cross along the route to Golgotha. Having a cross to bear means that one is resigned to, and burdened with, some portion of suffering as simply a part of life, but especially a Christian life. 380 Views Â· 1 Upvote Win Corduan, My second language has become my first language.
J.D. Salinger spent 10 years writing The Catcher in the Rye and the rest of his life regretting it, according to a new book about one of America's best-known and most revered writers. Salinger died three years ago at the age of 91, after publishing four slim books.
Billy Budd. Billy Budd, Sailor is the final novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published posthumously in London in 1924 as edited by Raymond M. Weaver, a professor at Columbia University. Other versions were later published.