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"A genuine work of art must mean many things. The truer its art, the more things it will mean. The best thing you can do for your fellow, next to rousing his conscience is, — not to give him things to think about, but to wake things up that are in him; or say, to make him think things for himself.
 To think is to awaken the epic hero within you, To subdue the unwilling flesh and sinew. A single pause to choose what is just Can replace years of pain with peace and trust. Turn from the clamor of worldly pursuits To search out unbroken, eternal roots. Listen for that still small voice To guide you in each daily choice. Sure words from home, found in Holy Writ, When heeded bring the mind to wit* Neglected joys— truth hence unremembered, Or songs for the soul, long ignored and unheard. A line well-written is worth a thousand words shouted. A moment of faith more than scores of years doubted. A reflection, a moment, a gathered thought Is one past overcome, one future bought. To think is to look past a world gone awry To the color of God’s thoughts written in the sky. ~C.A.McClung Dinner Talk theme: Exploring Epic Literature— A Great Adventure in Thinking You need time to meditate and ponder, to think, to wonder. You need to read good literature. I remember my dear father. . .He lived in a home where there was a rock wall on the grounds. It was a low wall, and when the weather was warm, he would go and sit on his wall. It seemed to me he sat there for hours, thinking , meditating, pondering things. He never ceased growing. Life was for him a great adventure in thinking. ~Gordon B. Hinckley The Pause that Truly Refreshes |
