| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: Let not those who misbelieve reckon that our letting them range is
good for themselves. We only let them have their range that they may
increase in sin. And for them is shameful woe. God would not leave
believers in the state which ye are in, until He discerns the vile
from the good. And God would not inform you of the unseen, but God
chooses of His apostles whom He pleases. Wherefore believe ye in God
and His Apostle; and if ye believe and fear, for you is mighty hire.
And let not those who are niggard of what God has given them of
His grace, count that it is best for them;- nay, it is worse for them.
What they have been niggard of shall be a collar round their necks
upon the resurrection day. And God's is the heritage of the heavens
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Wrecker by Stevenson & Osbourne: ut."
He had the same quiet, pleading, childlike way with him as in
the morning; and the others accepted his proposal, and knelt
down without a word.
"Knale if ye like!" said he. "I'll stand." And he covered his
eyes.
So the prayer was said to the accompaniment of the surf and
seabirds, and all rose refreshed and felt lightened of a load. Up
to then, they had cherished their guilty memories in private, or
only referred to them in the heat of a moment and fallen
immediately silent. Now they had faced their remorse in
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: left entirely to Madame Danglars and Lucien Debray. M.
Danglars, however, while possessing a great admiration for
the antique, as it was understood during the time of the
Directory, entertained the most sovereign contempt for the
simple elegance of his wife's favorite sitting-room, where,
by the way, he was never permitted to intrude, unless,
indeed, he excused his own appearance by ushering in some
more agreeable visitor than himself; and even then he had
rather the air and manner of a person who was himself
introduced, than that of being the presenter of another, his
reception being cordial or frigid, in proportion as the
The Count of Monte Cristo |
