Article May 7, 1979 ISSUE

I am not Robert Redford!

THOMAS ALAN WALDMAN

Not that I have ever been a victim of mistaken identify where Mr. Redford is concerned. But even if I were to exchange passports with him, and deceive some ingenuous immigration official into believing that Mr. Redford's identification was mine, what would be the purpose? I wouldn't automatically attain his qualities, his talent, his income. I would still be me.

Jacob learned this lesson the hard way.See Gen. 27-33; In a culture where the eldest son inherited everything, it was his lot to be born a twin, clinging to his brother Esau's heel.

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