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To: Dwight Taylor who wrote (373)	3/31/1998 2:15:00 PM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1615

Dwight, you are most welcome! Since you enjoyed reading Contentment, I append two more pieces from the same book, "Unto Thee I Grant". Hope and Fear (Powerof Positive Thinking known to the Ancients more than 2000 years ago) Promises of Hope are sweeter than the rose in the bud, and far from flattering to expectation, but the threatenings of fear are a cross upon which the rose is crucified. Nevertheless, let not Hope allure, nor fear deter thee from doing that which is right; so shalt thou be prepared to meet all events with an equal mind. The terrors even of death are no terrors to the good; he that committeth no evil, hath nothing to fear. In all thy undertakings, let a reasonable assurance animate thy endeavours; if thou despairest of success, thou shalt not succeed. Terrify not thy soul with vain fears, neither let thy heart sink within thee from the phantoms of imagination. From Fear proceedeth misfortune; but he that hopeth, helpeth himself. As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head, but forgetteth his body, so the fears of a coward expose him to danger. If thou believest a thing impossible, thy despondency shall make it so; but he that persevereth, shall overcome all difficulties. A vain hope flattereth the heart of a fool; but he that is wise, pursueth it not. In all thy desires, let reason go along with thee, and fix not thy hopes beyond the bounds of probability; so shall success attend thy undertakings, thy heart shall not be vexed with disappointments. ************************************************ Desire and Love Beware young man, beware of the allurements of wantonness, and let not the harlot tempt thee to excess in her delights. The madness of desires shall defeat its own pursuits; from the blindness of its rage thou shalt rush upon destruction. Therefore give not up thy heart to her sweet enticements, neither suffer thy heart to be enslaved by her enchanting delusions. The fountain of health, which must supply the stream of pleasure, shall quickly be dried up, and every spring of joy shall be exhausted. In the prime of thy life, old age shall overtake thee; thy sun shall decline in the morning of thy days. But when virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist. The whiteness of her bosom transcendeth the lily; her smile is more delicious than a garden of roses. The innocence of her eyes is like that of the turtle, simplicity and truth dwell in her heart. The kisses of her mouth are sweeter than honey; the perfumes of Arabia breathe from her lips. Shut not thy bosom to the tenderness of love; the purity of its flame shall ennoble thy heart, and soften it to receive the fairest impressions. **************************************************