Read the following paragraph from this section, then type the main idea and two supporting details. Imagine a doctor leaning over a patient, listening carefully to the breathing or heartbeat. Or imagine a mechanic with his ear close to a motor, listening for the smallest sound of trouble. God listens to your needs every minute of the day and night -- listening for trouble you may not even know you have.

Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances.there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.