| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson: it will irritate, it cannot hurt him. There - you see! - he is
furious now, and I am quite helpless. One more prod, another kick:
now he is a mere lunatic! Stand behind me; I am quite helpless!"
Mr. Romaine, I am asking myself as to the background or motive of
this singular jest, and whether the name of it should not be called
treachery?'
'I can scarce wonder,' said he. 'In truth it has been a singular
business, and we are very fortunate to be out of it so well. Yet
it was not treachery: no, no, Mr. Anne, it was not treachery; and
if you will do me the favour to listen to me for the inside of a
minute, I shall demonstrate the same to you beyond cavil.' He
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: thereby, but he crouched upon the earth and followed his lust, and his
likeness was as the likeness of a dog, whom if thou shouldst attack he
hangs out his tongue, or if thou should leave him, hangs out his
tongue too. That is the likeness of the people who say our signs are
lies. Tell them then these tales- haply they may reflect.
Evil is the likeness of a people who say our signs are lies;
themselves it is they wrong!
We have created for hell many of the ginn and of mankind; they
have hearts and they discern not therewith; they have eyes and they
see not therewith; they have ears and they hear not therewith; they
are like cattle, nay, they go more astray! these it is who care not.
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather: your hammocks."
Ivar led Alexandra and Emil to his little
cave house. He had but one room, neatly plas-
tered and whitewashed, and there was a wooden
floor. There was a kitchen stove, a table cov-
ered with oilcloth, two chairs, a clock, a calen-
dar, a few books on the window-shelf; nothing
more. But the place was as clean as a cup-
board.
O Pioneers! |
