In fact, he is so talented and genuine, he is able to spark a famous author, previously living his life as a hermit, to open up and take a risk. ... Rather than think about it he too goes with his gut instinct and what he feels is right. ... Forrester presents the question, "what do you risk?... The question of what do you risk is referring to Jamal's writings. ... He had to recognize that what he needed in other aspects of his life were going to happen, regardless of how his decision would affect his friendships. ...

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In discussing that famous elegy it is interesting to begin by asking what remains unsaid in the poem. ... The lilac bush, with its rich colors and scent, represents physical life, while the hermit thrush bodies forth spiritual life. ... In his view, death is always concerning love and nature; it is merely the body's death and what it causes is the immortality of spirit and the beginning of a new life. ... The boy was moved, The outsetting bard was thrown into raptures and, in a moment of inspiration, became aware of the mission for which he was born: "Now in a moment I know what I an fo...

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