The Wrinkled Wrapper of Nostalgia

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Journal Entry September 6th, 2007

On September 6th, the class was given chocolates that have inspirational messages on the inside of the wrapper. Along with the privilege of enjoying a tasty treat, we used the messages as a journal topic and wrote an entry using vocabulary words. Besides giving me an excuse to eat chocolate, the topic allowed me to study for my vocabulary quiz AND it was really fun to develop an entire entry based on a 6-word quote.

- “Temptation is fun, giving is better.”

The messages found on Dove chocolates are written to be lucid yet inspiring. The laudable phrases are sure to have you laughing, and thinking. For example, the phrase in my candy read: “Temptation is fun, giving is better”. Once I read it I caught myself pondering about the lemonade stand I held as a child to raise money for the American Red Cross. We raised $50.00 and I wanted to keep it really badly (I was a greedy little kid!) but I inferred that embellishing my wallet with the money would not bring me the perpetuating happiness I felt when I presented it to the affluent representative of the organization at their bi-monthly symposium. Though I was a novice at raising money, I still foreshadow the money I will raise as an adult imbibing only a small stipend. The nostalgic thoughts a tiny chocolate wrapper can bring is amazing!

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