| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Flame and Shadow by Sara Teasdale: Of those who did not know
How near they were to Death.
Death went up the hall
Unseen by nurse and nun;
He passed by many a door --
But he entered one.
A Prayer
When I am dying, let me know
That I loved the blowing snow
Although it stung like whips;
That I loved all lovely things
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: was wonderful.
Later, after he had left Mrs. Bland with a meaning
"Adios--manana," and was walking along beside the old outlaw,
he found himself thinking of the girl instead of the woman, and
of how he had seen her face blaze with hope and gratitude.
CHAPTER VII
That night Duane was not troubled by ghosts haunting his waking
and sleeping hours. He awoke feeling bright and eager, and
grateful to Euchre for having put something worth while into
his mind. During breakfast, however, he was unusually
thoughtful, working over the idea of how much or how little he
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: He remained standing another moment after she
had gone in, then turned and walked away.
Maria Semenovna felt somewhat frightened at
first. But when she had entered the house, and
had given her father and her nephew Fedia the
presents she had brought for them, and she had
patted the dog Treasure, who whined with joy,
she forgot her fears. She gave the money to her
father and began to work, as there was always
plenty for her to do.
The man she met face to face was Stepan.
The Forged Coupon |
