| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Stories From the Old Attic by Robert Harris: * This story reminds us that we cannot predict the future, either
for others or for ourselves.
*This story teaches us to trust in God rather than in the opinion
of men.
The Wise One
High in the mountains of a distant land there once lived a man so
incredibly old that his life no longer had any plot. He was so old
that his very name had faded from the memories of all those around
him, and he was known only as "The Wise One." He spent his later
days hearing and commenting on people's problems and sitting among a
dozen or two disciples who waited patiently to hear all that was
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Main Street by Sinclair Lewis: in class-rooms, in studios, in offices, in meetings to protest
against Things in General. . . . But universal and joyous
youth rather resembled Erik.
All week she thought of things she wished to say to him.
High, improving things. She began to admit that she was
lonely without him. Then she was afraid.
It was at the Baptist church supper, a week after the picnic,
that she saw him again. She had gone with Kennicott and
Aunt Bessie to the supper, which was spread on oilcloth-
covered and trestle-supported tables in the church basement.
Erik was helping Myrtle Cass to fill coffee cups for the wait-
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