| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: SA1 20:31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou
shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch
him unto me, for he shall surely die.
SA1 20:32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him,
Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
SA1 20:33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan
knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
SA1 20:34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat
no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David,
because his father had done him shame.
SA1 20:35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: the stump of a white oak cut last fall. It was about two feet in diameter.
Let's count the rings to find its age--about ninety years. It flourished in
its youth and grew rapidly, but it had a hard time after about fifty years.
At that time it was either burned, or mutilated by a falling tree, or
struck by lightning."
"Now, how do you make that out?" asked father, intensely interested.
"See the free, wide rings from the pith out to about number forty-five. The
tree was healthy up to that time. Then it met with an injury of some kind,
as is indicated by this black scar. After that the rings grew narrower. The
tree struggled to live."
We walked on with me talking as fast as I could get the words out. I showed
The Young Forester |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne: XXIX THALATTA! THALATTA!
XXX A NEW MARE INTERNUM
XXXI PREPARATIONS FOR A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
XXXII WONDERS OF THE DEEP
XXXIII A BATTLE OF MONSTERS
XXXIV THE GREAT GEYSER
XXXV AN ELECTRIC STORM
XXXVI CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS
XXXVII THE LIEDENBROCK MUSEUM OF GEOLOGY
XXXVIII THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN
XXXIX FOREST SCENERY ILLUMINATED BY ELECTRICITY
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
