| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Yates Pride by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: sponge-cake.
The ladies ate and drank, and the blue and white bundle on the
sofa remained motionless. Eudora, after she had finished her
tea, leaned back gracefully in her chair, and her dark eyes
gleamed with its mild stimulus. She remained an hour or more.
When she went out, Amelia slipped an envelope into her hand and
at the same time embraced and kissed her. Sophia and Anna
followed her example. Eudora opened her mouth as if to speak,
but smiled instead, a fond, proud smile. During the last fifteen
minutes of her stay Amelia had slipped out of the room with the
blue and white bundle. Now she brought it out and laid it
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: direction of the eye: I can distinguish no support for the little
creature to walk upon. One would think that the beastie were
paddling in space. It suggests the idea of a small bird, tied by
the leg with a thread and making a flying rush forwards.
But, in this case, appearances are deceptive: flight is
impossible; the Spider must necessarily have a bridge whereby to
cross the intervening space. This bridge, which I cannot see, I
can at least destroy. I cleave the air with a ruler in front of
the Spider making for the window. That is quite enough: the tiny
animal at once ceases to go forward and falls. The invisible foot-
plank is broken. My son, young Paul, who is helping me, is
The Life of the Spider |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Deserted Woman by Honore de Balzac: Beauseant, and truly it was no very easy matter. She was believed to
be extremely clever. But if men and women of parts may be captivated
by something subtle or eccentric, they are also exacting, and can read
all that lies below the surface; and after the first step has been
taken, the chances of failure and success in the difficult task of
pleasing them are about even. In this particular case, moreover, the
Vicomtesse, besides the pride of her position, had all the dignity of
her name. Her utter seclusion was the least of the barriers raised
between her and the world. For which reasons it was well-nigh
impossible that a stranger, however well born, could hope for
admittance; and yet, the next morning found M. de Nueil taking his
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