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L R Trovillion
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False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge
Teens
Author Insight
Do You Have a Calling?
What's a calling, and do you have one? Many people, when they hear the word 'calling' think of a call to religious service, but calling is much larger than that and can encompass all manner of pursuits in life. Your calling is linked to your desires, so it is important to discern what they are and to evaluate them closely. Thus, in this scene, a teacher imparts a valuable message to Cory which she later acts upon. People may say they don't have a calling. That is sad, but what is much worse is to have one and ignore it. Psychologists have proven that people who never felt they had a calling were better off as far as health and satisfaction than those who did feel as if the profession of their desires was out there but they did not go after it. Health and wellness writer Colleen M. Story advises both writers and others that it is imperative to answer the call: "Leaving a calling unanswered is like ignoring a rock in your shoe. You're feeling that rock now. Embrace that feeling. Let it hurt. Let it remind you that this is important." My calling is to write stories. What's yours? Don't ignore it!
Book Excerpt
False Gods: The Show Jumper's Challenge
“Why did you make me write that essay on desire, anyway?” Cory pulled harder at a stubborn withered leaf.
Ms. J pushed aside the plants. “You remember the story of da Vinci, don’t you?”
“Of course.” A sigh. “Quote, ‘We should not desire the impossible.’” Cory frowned. This didn’t explain anything.
Ms. J took a deep breath. “How to explain . . .” She pulled off her gloves. “Much of human spirit is spent in a quest for knowledge, justice, truth, beauty, perfection—even love. All worthy pursuits, higher ideals, wouldn’t you agree?”
Cory kept plucking at the potted orchids and shrugged. “Sure.”
“These pursuits, driven by desire . . .” She looked off toward the corner of the ceiling for a moment and seemed to change course. “A very wise man once said, ‘By all means love, by all means desire, but think carefully about what you love and what you desire.’ I wanted to make you think about what you desire.”
“But it wasn’t about me.”
“But it was about what you’ve observed in people around you. Desire and how it operates on the human heart and spirit.” Ms. J came around to Cory’s side of the row. “We desire whatever we think will complete us. And we assume achieving that desire will lead to happiness. But the sad thing is, the objects of our desires, too, can become disappointing.” Ms. J’s face was flushed and glistening.
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