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Hey:) On a lighter note: I feel that my letter of the week past came across a little too heavy-handed and morose. While I have been feeling low of spirit, this week has been an improvement, and there isn´t going to be some sort of surprise "I couldn´t take it, I´m coming home." :)
This week will be two thoughts: From "The Miracle of Forgiveness", a wonderful book I just finished reading over the last couple of weeks: "Across the barren desserts of hate and greed and grudge is the beautiful valley of paradise. We read in the papers and hear on TV constantly that the world 'is in an awful mess.' Not true! The world is still most beautiful. It is man who is off center. The sun still illumines the day and gives light and life to all things, the moon still brightens the night, oceans still feed the world and provide transportation, rivers still drain the land, and provide irrigation water to nourish crops. Even the ravages of time have not sloughed off the majesty of the mountains. Flowers still bloom and birds still sing, and children still laugh and play. What is wrong with the world is man-made. It can be done. Man can conquer self. Man can over-come. Man can forgive all who have trespassed against him and go on to recieve peace in this life and eternal life in the world to come." Powerful, and wonderfully hopeful! Thanks for your love and support. It really helps to lift a little of the stress and drepression.
Also a little poem I wrote:
One Lonely Boy
One lonely boy stood with faith and sling in the face of his giant
One lonely boy taught those of rank and knowledge in the house of His Father
One lonely boy took his doubts to the Lord in humble prayer to see his divine response
One lonely boy left his home, those he loved, armed with a little faith and testimony loaned to him,
to come to teach the wise, and receive the answers to his fears from his Father
One lonely boy became a man of God.
Mucho Amor,
Elder Parry Harrison
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