I believe it was Rosetta Stone helped the researchers decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics, which was a block of stone that has text in Ancient Greek, Demotic script and later compared each text and learned
Yes because they are starting out and probably going to answer the question later on. sorry I am not good with answers
He's talking morals after abandoning his wife in a roadside diner.
He tells the anecdote of his mother because he thinks the boy is wrong for fleeing his mother. It's not ironic since Mr. Shiflet does it on purpose. Ironically, he is blaming himself for abandoning his mother, who was a divine gift. He recently left his wife at a diner. He should know better than to abandon people...