| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Vendetta by Honore de Balzac: Piombo and said:--
"Why did you kill the Portas?"
"We had made friends," replied the man; "the Barbantis reconciled us.
The day after we had drunk together to drown our quarrels, I left home
because I had business at Bastia. The Portas remained in my house, and
set fire to my vineyard at Longone. They killed my son Gregorio. My
daughter Ginevra and my wife, having taken the sacrament that morning,
escaped; the Virgin protected them. When I returned I found no house;
my feet were in its ashes as I searched for it. Suddenly they struck
against the body of Gregorio; I recognized him in the moonlight. 'The
Portas have dealt me this blow,' I said; and, forthwith, I went to the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: knowing boy.' He said, 'Do ye give me this glad tidings although old
age has touched me? give me the glad tidings then!' They said, 'We
give the glad tidings of the truth, then be not of those who despair!'
He said, 'Who would despair of the mercy of his Lord save those who
err?' He said, 'What is your business, O ye messengers?' They said,
'Verily, we are sent unto a sinful people; save only Lot's family,
them will we save all together, except his wife; we have decreed,
verily, she shall be of those who linger.'
And when the messengers came unto Lot's family, he said, 'Verily, ye
are a people whom I recognise not.' They said, 'Nay, but we have
come to thee with that whereof they did doubt. And we have brought
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: it is certainly an experience. I hope that Dorian Gray will
make this girl his wife, passionately adore her for six months,
and then suddenly become fascinated by some one else. He would be a
wonderful study."
"You don't mean a single word of all that, Harry; you know you don't. If
Dorian Gray's life were spoiled, no one would be sorrier than yourself.
You are much better than you pretend to be."
Lord Henry laughed. "The reason we all like to think
so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves.
The basis of optimism is sheer terror. We think that we are
generous because we credit our neighbour with the possession
The Picture of Dorian Gray |
