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    True Spirit
    True Spirit
    True Spirit
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    True Spirit

    By Daphne Yakinthou

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    This essay will attempt to examine the subject of the modern way of life measured and analyzed with guide and compass the value system that Christ our Lord incarnated among us to offer as the greatest gift to humanity. This value system is the exact opposite of the prevalent ungodly value system promoted through technology that infiltrates our lives, robbing us of our peace and true human goodness.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDaphne Yakinthou
    Release dateFeb 3, 2021
    ISBN9781005442330
    True Spirit
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    Daphne Yakinthou

    Daphne Tzamali “Yakinthou” was born in Athens in 1981. From a very young age she showed an active imagination and loved creating stories that offered her the chance to give life to colorful characters embarking on exciting adventures. At the age of thirteen she wrote her first book, taught herself how to draw, while taking at the same time singing lessons to become an opera singer.At the age of twenty five she wrote and illustrated her first epic adventure for young people and decided to pursue a writing career. At 2012 she publishes with Ocelotos Editions “Astrozacharenia istoria”, the tale of the starsugary Ballerina and the clown Babolino and a year later “Grumpy’s lesson”, another story targeted at the same age group. She has also published many e-books in greek. Among them are the stories “I want to be a prince” “Dewdrop’s child”, “The crystal knight, “The blessed prince”, “The queen of lightning” and many more. She has also published with Fylatos Editions the e-book “The tale of the white harlequin”.Daphne Tzamali, pseudonym “Yakinthou”, is a member of the greek IBBY – International Board on Books for Young people.Today she is dividing her time between all her different artistic activities and her beloved pets. She is still living in Athens.

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      True Spirit

      This essay will attempt to examine the subject of the modern way of life measured and analyzed with guide and compass the value system that Christ our Lord incarnated among us to offer as the greatest gift to humanity. This value system is the exact opposite of the prevalent ungodly value system promoted through technology that infiltrates our lives, robbing us of our peace and true human goodness.

      Materialism, in a sense, is the main enemy of our peace. It creates needs and desires in us that under other circumstances we wouldn't accept in our being. We are constantly bombarded with negative messages. Violence and lust have dominated so much our life that we have become addicted to them.

      We are exposed from a young age to pornography and violent scenes in video games and movies, to vulgar jokes and cruelty of every sort to such an extent that we become intolerant to beauty and

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