Are old rusty connections still in place if some of them have some worn thin for lack of use? Are they really of any value if they are rusty and are not used? The more important question is are these questions related to our own life situation?

Allegory” has the ability to freeze a story that might seem to be just a story for the moment while infusing it with spiritual context.

It uses symbolic fictional figures (the rusty pipes) and actions of truths and generalizations about human existence.

Don’t yourself be the pipes in his allegory. Stay current with your connections even if you can’t make personal contact