C is for Content
Content
adj. satisfied with less than the full range of possibilities one might otherwise experience were one not afraid of risk; at peace with the mundane
“Pieces of me are content,” thought Justine.
“C is for Content!” screamed Justine.
“And what would the world be…” wondered Justine.
“…without the letter C?”
CLOVER
. . . . . . without “C”
. . . . . . . . . . . . would be naked
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . exposed
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . without
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a leading letter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . would leave only
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOVER
CHASTE
. . . . . . without “C”
. . . . . . . . . . . . would burst open
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quickly, eagerly
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . changing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . readily and
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . passionately, making
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HASTE
As in: Meet me now, here
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As in: Meet me yes, please
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As in: (she gasps)
Justine _laps her hand over her mouth, realizing the possible _onsequen_es of her actions.
“D is for Dangerous,” she thinks.
“D is for Dis_ontent.”
Content, part 2
n. the core conceptual substance of, as in: the key theme of a book
Teaching sentence:
“If I were content (adjective)…” thought the character.
“It would not make good content (noun),” responded the writer.
And so Justine holds her head in her hands, _ontemplating the full range of possibilities and the risks involved in her D is for Desire.
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