| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: 'T is but his policy to counterfeit,
Because he would avoid such bitter taunts
Which in the time of death he gave our father.
GEORGE.
If so thou think'st, vex him with eager words.
RICHARD.
Clifford, ask mercy, and obtain no grace.
EDWARD.
Clifford, repent in bootless penitence.
WARWICK.
Clifford, devise excuses for thy faults.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Walking by Henry David Thoreau: made to sit upon, and not to stand or walk upon--I think that
they deserve some credit for not having all committed suicide
long ago.
I, who cannot stay in my chamber for a single day without
acquiring some rust, and when sometimes I have stolen forth for a
walk at the eleventh hour, or four o'clock in the afternoon, too
late to redeem the day, when the shades of night were already
beginning to be mingled with the daylight, have felt as if I had
committed some sin to be atoned for,--I confess that I am
astonished at the power of endurance, to say nothing of the moral
insensibility, of my neighbors who confine themselves to shops
Walking |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad: Mills got on his feet, looked for his jacket and after getting into
it made himself heard while he looked for his hat.
"Whereas the woman herself is, so to speak, priceless."
Mr. Blunt muttered the word "Obviously."
By then we were all on our feet. The iron stove glowed no longer
and the lamp, surrounded by empty bottles and empty glasses, had
grown dimmer.
I know that I had a great shiver on getting away from the cushions
of the divan.
"We will meet again in a few hours," said Mr. Blunt.
"Don't forget to come," he said, addressing me. "Oh, yes, do.
The Arrow of Gold |
