| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: evil abode.
God extends his bounty freely to whomsoever He will, or He metes
it out; and they rejoice in the life of this world, but the life of
this world is naught but a (temporary) provision compared with the
next.
Those who misbelieve say, 'Unless a sign is sent down upon him
from his Lord....' Say, 'God leads whom He will astray, but guides
unto Him those who turn again.
'Those who believe and whose hearts are comforted by the mention
of God,- aye! by the mention of God shall their hearts be comforted,
who believe and do what is right. Good cheer for them and an excellent
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Moon-Face and Other Stories by Jack London: I was for crossing over to verify Lloyd's statement, but he restrained me.
"Wait," he said.
I waited and watched, till the red-whiskered man turned his head as though
addressing the unoccupied seat; and then, in that empty space, I saw the
rolling whites of a pair of eyes and the white double-crescent of two rows of
teeth, and for the instant I could make out a negro's face. But with the
passing of the smile his visibility passed, and the chair seemed vacant as
before.
"Were he perfectly black, you could sit alongside him and not see him," Lloyd
said; and I confess the illustration was apt enough to make me well-nigh
convinced.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Child of Storm by H. Rider Haggard: to speak of great matters, such as the death of princes and the fortunes
of peoples. Is it desired that my Spirit should speak of wizardries in
this town of Nodwengu?"
"Izwa!" said the chorus in a loud voice.
Zikali nodded his great head and seemed to talk with the dust, waiting
now and again for an answer.
"Good," he said; "they are many, and the dust has told them all to me.
Oh, they are very many"--and he glared around him--"so many that if I
spoke them all the hyenas of the hills would be full to-night--"
Here the audience began to show signs of great apprehension.
"But," looking down at the dust and turning his head sideways, "what do
Child of Storm |
