| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Ancient Regime by Charles Kingsley: have that, the more progress there is in the world. Give me a man
who, though he can neither read nor write, yet dares think for
himself, and do the thing he believes: that man will help forward
the human race more than any thousand men who have read, or written
either, a thousand books apiece, but have not dared to think for
themselves. And better for his race, and better, I believe, in the
sight of God, the confusions and mistakes of that one sincere brave
man, than the second-hand and cowardly correctness of all the
thousand.
As for the "triumphs of science," let us honour, with astonishment
and awe, the genius of those who invented them; but let us remember
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin: any one, although merely considering the physical geography
of the country. Having crossed the sandy tract, we arrived
in the evening at one of the post-houses; and, as the fresh
horses were grazing at a distance we determined to pass
the night there.
The house was situated at the base of a ridge between
one and two hundred feet high -- a most remarkable feature
in this country. This posta was commanded by a negro
lieutenant, born in Africa: to his credit be it said, there
was not a ranche between the Colorado and Buenos Ayres in
nearly such neat order as his. He had a little room for
The Voyage of the Beagle |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: while every Awgwa who is struck down is one foe the less to oppose us.
Prepare, then, for battle, and let us resolve to show no mercy to
the wicked!"
Thus arose that terrible war between the immortals and the spirits of
evil which is sung of in Fairyland to this very day.
The King Awgwa and his band determined to carry out the threat to
destroy Claus. They now hated him for two reasons: he made children
happy and was a friend of the Master Woodsman. But since Ak's visit
they had reason to fear the opposition of the immortals, and they
dreaded defeat. So the King sent swift messengers to all parts of the
world to summon every evil creature to his aid.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus |
