| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Large Catechism by Dr. Martin Luther: people. Only observe and ponder them.
Saul was a great king, chosen of God and a godly man; but when he was
established on his throne, and let his heart decline from God, and put
his trust in his crown and power, he had to perish with all that he
had, so that none even of his children remained. David, on the other
hand, was a poor, despised man, hunted down and chased, so that he
nowhere felt secure of his life; yet he had to remain in spite of Saul,
and become king. For these words had to abide and come true, since God
cannot lie or deceive. Only let not the devil and the world deceive you
with their show, which indeed remains for a time, but finally is
nothing.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker: student of natural history--specially of an earlier kind, when the
world was younger."
The heartiness with which she spoke, and the warmth of her words--
not of her manner, which was cold and distant--made him suspicious.
In the meantime both his uncle and Sir Nathaniel had thanked her for
the invitation--of which, however, they said they were unable to
avail themselves. Adam had a suspicion that, though she answered
regretfully, she was in reality relieved. When he had got into the
carriage with the two old men, and they had driven off, he was not
surprised when Sir Nathaniel spoke.
"I could not but feel that she was glad to be rid of us. She can
Lair of the White Worm |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: towards the riverside.
In the midst of his gentle and slow progress he fancied suddenly
he had heard his wife's voice in the thickest of the throng. He
could not mistake very well Mrs. Almayer's high-pitched tones,
yet the words were too indistinct for him to understand their
purport. He paused in his endeavours to make a passage for
himself, intending to get some intelligence from those around
him, when a long and piercing shriek rent the air, silencing the
murmurs of the crowd and the voices of his informants. For a
moment Almayer remained as if turned into stone with astonishment
and horror, for he was certain now that he had heard his wife
Almayer's Folly |
