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A man is born into this world with only a tiny spark of goodness in him. the spark is god, it is the soul; the rest is ugliness and evil, a shell. the spark must be guarded like a treasure, it must be nurtured, it must be fanned into flame. it must learn to seek out other sparks, it must dominate the shell. anything can be a shell, reuven. anything. indifference, laziness, brutality, and genius. yes, even a great mind can be a shell and choke the spark.
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A Man Is Born Into This World

Chaim Potok
A man is born into this world with only a tiny spark of goodness in him. the spark is god, it is the soul; the rest is ugliness and evil, a shell. the spark must be guarded like a treasure, it must be nurtured, it must be fanned into flame. it must learn to seek out other sparks, it must dominate the shell. anything can be a shell, reuven. anything. indifference, laziness, brutality, and genius. yes, even a great mind can be a shell and choke the spark.
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