mythologyandhistory<p>Personal Anecdote Time: </p><p>I once wrote to Jan N. Bremmer, a Dutch <a href="https://mas.to/tags/historian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historian</span></a> , because I was interested in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/eleusinianmysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eleusinianmysteries</span></a> .</p><p>I told him I'm a random layperson but thought his talk (a lecture at a German uni at the time) was great but I can't afford his books (still can't).</p><p>After 6 months, I received a massive envelope in the mail from Mr Bremmer - it contained an entire book chapter on the mysteries & a note that he hopes this will help!</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Lesson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lesson</span></a>: write your <a href="https://mas.to/tags/heroes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heroes</span></a>, you never know</p>