3T. the spectrum


from the ABC set Ф Bible Stories

Equality

"A narrow beam of white light spreads out into a beautiful band of colours when it passes through a transparent prism. This band contains the colours of the rainbow and is called the spectrum. The colours of the spectrum blend into each other, running from violet through blue, green, and yellow to red. This is a wide scope." (World Book)

The Future

You make an instant cake in the following manner; you mix all the required ingredients in a bowl, to a smooth texture. You then empty the content thereof into two baking trays; the size of the two halves of the cake. The mixture has to be subjected to a period of intense heat; the baking process. This one does by inserting the trays into a hot oven, and closing the door. The door may not be opened for the period of time required to bake the cake, otherwise the cake will flop. Without the heat and baking process, there would be no cake. Once the cake comes out of the oven, it put together with filling, and iced with icing sugar. Voila; you have a delicious cake…

A Soul.

Souls are like blowing smoke-rings. You light a cigarette and take a deep drag from it. Then you slowly blow out the air in slow repetitions, forming a circle with your mouth. The smoke-rings come out one by one, and form individual circles of smoke as you exhale. The smoke-ring drifts and floats in the air, but quickly dissipates, and then it vanishes. The human soul is the same…

Love

If you order a glass of fine wine, it comes to you served cold in a large, round wine-glass. You take the glass in your hand and raise it to your lips to drink. The glass is finely balanced in your hand; just as life is finely balanced. As you drink it, the wine is wholesome and good. It is as if you are having a thousand experiences while you are tasting it. It is as if life becomes whole again. There is nothing in the world that you would rather be doing at that moment, than enjoying your glass of wine…

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