Fire warms.
Water cools.
Impulse with
Value brings
Wealth.
Redness persisted and the fire continued to burn but he could see a bit of water, shining, green as an emerald.
Why doesn't it boil away? Will it put the fire out?
As he neared this pool, he found himself beginning to wish.
He wanted his life to mean something; not just be impelled blindly, ending up who knew where...
Even though the fire was good, even though he needed the warmth, he valued this water.
Standing now in its coolness, he understood something. Felt it deep.
He was his own greatest resource.
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