We Become What We Behold

Below is an excerpt from a book I've been writing, highlighting the character of a public speaker – though it has application to us all. I hope you enjoy it!

Many, But Few

Poetry, by design, is meant to slow us down and make us ponder. You can't speed-read poetry. You must smell it, swish it around in your mouth, let it linger upon your taste buds before swallowing...

But I Say To You...

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus introduces six varied issues using the parallel structure: "You have heard that ___, but I say to you ___."