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Arthur bio, handsome,

c h a r m i n q ! -Sdrne have, a
p n e d a m m o n t - physical m e e d . . .
they n e e d a s o f t s h o u l d e r a n d
s o m e b o d y t o s a u e e i e o b'rt.
But- A r t h u r 'is r e a l l y u n u s u a l .
The r e s a d e f i n i t e S p i r i t u a l
n e e d t h e r e ^ a n d h e is
Sensitive o r psychic c n o u q h t o
know himself that his r i t e d
is n o t p h y s i c a l o r p u r e l y
mental, but spiritual !

But he has a m u c h much d e e p e r need;

t h e r e ' s a very d e e p - s e a t e d f e a r i n h i s
] e y e s , a n d a l l t h e r e s t is a s u a v e
l e a v e r - u p . B u t he r e a l l y s e n s e s
we
I h a v e some.thing
. There, is s o m e t n T n g .
[ t h e r e t h a t h e d o e s n ' t k n o w w h a t 'it i s ,
I b u t h e ' s f e e l i ' n q . H e ' s t r y i n q t o find o u t

w h a t it is~!~
T h e r e a r e different Kinds of b a i t t o
c a t c h d i f f e r e n t k i n d s of f i s h . . . d o n ' t
m a k e t h e flirTy p a r t t h e f o r e m o s t .
Look d e e p fnto hfs h e a r t a n d t h a t
can s o b e r you a n d a l s o give y o u
c o n f i d e n c e . You h o v e t h e A n s w e r
He n e e d s t h e L o r d , a n d y o u
hove
Hi'no!
. A r t h u r is . . . s e a r c h i n g I Very d e e p
into my eyes, fie d o e s n ' t really k n o
w h y , b u t h e s u s p e c t s t h e r e 'is
S o m e t h i n g . he h a s a f e e l i n is s o m e T w i d ^ f a n o n s w e r
He h a s b e e n s e a r c h i n g me.
-/HIM
f r o m ; t h e b e q f n n i n a h e ' s t e l t / H E WOL
there's s o m e t h i n g y a n
\ MORI
a t t r a c t i o n in our s p i r i t )
He's h u n g r y . . . he's n o t r e a l l y
h a p p y . He h a s h u n g e r s . T h e r e ' s thef
a c h i n g . s p i r i t u a l voia t h a t only G o d
f i l l , b u t he d o e s n ' t Know w h a t i t is~~"ar

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4j

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_ keeps watch ina*H

flame as it moves
' b a c k a n d forth b e f o r e
his eyes a n d he's almost
hypnotised, by it! He w a n t s ]
1
+o Know the secret b e h i n d
Vne. f l a m e ! He's looking a t a
F o u n t a i n - - m e a n d rle w a n t s to
t a s t e a n d s e e if tHis F o u n t a i n will
s l a k e Kis t h i r s t . H e has b e e n
s e e k i n g , s e c k i ' n q t r y i n g to m a t e ,
h i m s e l f h a p p y 4 by . t e i r t h g
h i m s e l f trieres is n o
s a t i s f a c t i o n aria"
f u l f i l l m e n t is i m p o s s i b l e T
a n d J u s t be h a p p y wi+ti
what
^s\ h e h o s . B u t
h e - ' I L / ; ^ still k n o w s ]
t h e r e 'is
)i
more!

Ppfl
$Hfburtsstor>
J
I u s e d to f r e q u e n t a ballroom dancinc
studio in a big city a n d it was a n enjayafe
place TO g o t o m e e t people a s well as g e t
pleasuraBle exercise. I was a p p r o a c h i n q
thirty y e a r s old a n d u n m a r r i e d .
^
Even t h o u g h I lived alone a n d h a d all
ihe m o d e r n , comforts., t h e r e w a s a n
emptiness in my life which h a d c a u s e d
trie, p a i n a n d h e a r t a c h e a n d left rny
lite very empty in a lot of ways., t h e *
cure for which I h a d neverbeen able to discover.
I w o n d e r e d often, w h a t w a s
life all a b o u t ? Why 'were w e
Fiere o n this E a r t h ? Was there,
a G>od ? W h a t w a s t h e t r u t h ?
What- w a s t h e Bible ? . . . .
"the q u e s t i o n s w e r e e n d l e s s J
I laved f e m a l e c o m p a n y
and e n j o y e d sex., b u t f o r
m e there had to be a
deepen b o n d b e t w e e n
m a n aricl w o m a n t t S a n
j u s t a n i g h t OP t w o in
bed l e a r n i n g a b o u t e a c h
other. There had to b e
Some thin q deeper^ a
S p i r i t u a l u boricl, a n
u n d e r s t a n d i n o , b u t fr m y
r e s t l e s s n e s s , ^T. w o u l d
never
a l l o w a n y o n e to g e t d o s e e n a u g r
to m e to f i n d ou+ h o w I r e a l l y ~
w a s I n s i d e , d e e p ciown inside. !

L
I FEEL.
so ALONE!

15 THERE

A eop?
CAN I
FIND
TRUE LASTING
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Not o n e p e r s o n I Knew in my Circle

of f r i e n d s and acquaintances was
totally h a p p y . W a i t J
Those t w o
people T r o m t h e d a n c e s t u d i o !
They w e r e
foreigners
and
were always smilinq ! I
had
never s e e n t w o . p e o p l e a s
n a p p y a l l "the "time a s t h e y
w e r e .' T h e y a l w a y s s e e m e d J
to be h a p p y .
-;S h e K e p t s i t t i n g o n hie
lap a n d r u n n i n g her ionq
sli'm, unpolished
fingers
t h r o u g h his ha'ir, k i s s i n q
him whenever the
chance presented
itself!, m u c h t o t h e
iealousies a n d
T r u s t r a t i a n s of t h e res+|
op u s t h e r e J
He
eniayed every minute,
of it' a n d l o o k e d a s if
it was h i s w a y o f lite j
His name,
was David,
and her name
was
Maria !
T h e r e was s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h e m t h o t w a s d i f f e r e n t . X+took m e s o m e w e e k s t o
cjuite u n d e r s t a n d what- rr
was a n d t h e n I understood.
I t w o s in t h e e y e s ! y e s ,
t h o t w a s i t ! - - T h e eyes !
"Those w i n d o w s t o t h e
soul ! ... the telltale
witness to t h e inner
thoughts t
I c o u l d r e l a t e -to + h o s e
e y e s so well because when
I w a s with her o n t h e dance
floor
a n d s h e l o o k e d u p ortm e a n d stroked t h e back
o f m y h a n d , rt m a d e m e .
p u r r with i n n e r deliaht a n d

joy !
These t w o people had these
r e a l l y s o f t w a r m eyes. They
m e l t e d a s y o u l o o k e d at- t h e r n .
They w e r e e y e s t h a f s p o k e
k
t o ' y o u . They s e e m e d t o s a y ,
7
* We. loye y o u ! " .
'
my chances to d a n c e 0 wfth
h e r , b u t she wouldnH"
always d a n c e with m e even
w h e n I w a s close by . . . I
wosn't used to this
treatmenl
I w a n t e d every
dance I could . . . I fell in
love i/vith her- !