| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin: ruin and desolation. The inundation had swept away trees, crops,
and cattle, and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray
mud. The two brothers crept shivering and horror-struck into the
kitchen. The water had gutted the whole first floor; corn, money,
almost every movable thing, had been swept away, and there was left
only a small white card on the kitchen table. On it, in large,
breezy, long-legged letters, were engraved the words:
SOUTH WEST WIND, ESQUIRE
CHAPTER II
OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE THREE BROTHERS
AFTER THE VISIT OF SOUTHWEST WIND, ESQUIRE;
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather: mountain threw a long shadow, and the golden
light seemed to be rippling through the curly
grass like the tide racing in.
He crossed the fence into the pasture that
was now the Shabatas' and continued his walk
toward the pond. He had not gone far, how-
ever, when he discovered that he was not the
only person abroad. In the draw below, his gun
in his hands, was Emil, advancing cautiously,
with a young woman beside him. They were
O Pioneers! |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Nana, Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille by Emile Zola: been ill fastened, Nana had all the appearance of having been
surprised at her toilet: her skin was still damp; she smiled and
looked quite startled amid her frills and laces.
"Madame, you will pardon our insistence," said the Count Muffat
gravely. "We come on a quest. Monsieur and I are members of the
Benevolent Organization of the district."
The Marquis de Chouard hastened gallantly to add:
"When we learned that a great artiste lived in this house we
promised ourselves that we would put the claims of our poor people
before her in a very special manner. Talent is never without a
heart."
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