| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: provisions, which the people there, who are very courteous in their
manners, supplied us with willingly, and dealt very fairly and
punctually with us in all their agreements and bargains. This is
what we did not find among other people, and may be owing to the
remains of Christianity which was once planted here by a Dutch
missionary of Protestants, and it is a testimony of what I have
often observed, viz. that the Christian religion always civilises
the people, and reforms their manners, where it is received,
whether it works saving effects upon them or no.
From thence we sailed still north, keeping the coast of China at an
equal distance, till we knew we were beyond all the ports of China
Robinson Crusoe |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: straitened in circumstances according to his power, must provide, in
reason;- a duty this upon the kind.
And if ye divorce them before ye have touched them, but have already
settled for them a settlement; the half of what ye have settled,
unless they remit it, or he in whose hand is the marriage tie remits
it; and that ye should remit is nearer to piety, and forget not
liberality between you. Verily, God on what ye do doth look.
Observe the prayers, and the middle prayer, and stand ye attent
before God.
And if ye fear, then afoot or on horseback; but when ye are in
safety remember God, how He taught you while yet ye did not know.
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare: FIRST LORD.
O my sweet lord, that you will stay behind us!
PAROLLES.
'Tis not his fault; the spark--
SECOND LORD.
O, 'tis brave wars!
PAROLLES.
Most admirable: I have seen those wars.
BERTRAM.
I am commanded here and kept a coil with,
'Too young' and next year' and ''tis too early.'
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