| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: {3} The Tarantula is a Lycosa, or Wolf-spider. Fabre's Tarantula,
the Black-bellied Tarantula, is identical with the Narbonne Lycosa,
under which name the description is continued in Chapters iii. to
vi., all of which were written at a considerably later date than
the present chapter.--Translator's Note.
{4} Giorgio Baglivi (1669-1707), professor of anatomy and medicine
at Rome.--Translator's Note.
{5} 'When our husbandmen wish to catch them, they approach their
hiding-places, and play on a thin grass pipe, making a sound not
unlike the humming of bees. Hearing which, the Tarantula rushes
out fiercely that she may catch the flies or other insects of this
The Life of the Spider |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol: bed, like bride and groom? But, perhaps, you would like to return
home, and turn infidels, and carry Polish priests on your backs?"
"We will follow you, noble leader, we will follow you!" shouted all
his band, and many others joined them.
"If it is to be so, then follow me," said Taras, pulling his cap
farther over his brows. Looking menacingly at the others, he went to
his horse, and cried to his men, "Let no one reproach us with any
insulting speeches. Now, hey there, men! we'll call on the Catholics."
And then he struck his horse, and there followed him a camp of a
hundred waggons, and with them many Cossack cavalry and infantry; and,
turning, he threatened with a glance all who remained behind, and
Taras Bulba and Other Tales |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Stories From the Old Attic by Robert Harris: "If unconventional," noted another.
"Unconventional or not," said the Chief Operating Officer, "I'll
never forget how they saved us eighty-six million dollars on the
Dazzle II by helping us reduce the number of parts. And when their
expense account came through, all they'd bought were radio batteries
and a couple of reams of paper."
"I remember that," said the first executive. "No fancy research, no
costly experiments, just pure thought, just great ideas. They
actually know how to think."
"What kind of a jerk would fire people like that?" someone asked.
And so it was that the new Vice President for Design Concepts was
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