| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Art of War by Sun Tzu: footing with the three above mentioned. He was doubtless present
at the investment and occupation of Ying, and witnessed Wu's
sudden collapse in the following year. Yueh's attack at this
critical juncture, when her rival was embarrassed on every side,
seems to have convinced him that this upstart kingdom was the
great enemy against whom every effort would henceforth have to be
directed. Sun Wu was thus a well-seasoned warrior when he sat
down to write his famous book, which according to my reckoning
must have appeared towards the end, rather than the beginning of
Ho Lu's reign. The story of the women may possibly have grown
out of some real incident occurring about the same time. As we
The Art of War |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Schoolmistress and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov: "It's cowardice! it's silly!"
But cowardice was stronger than common sense. I only slackened my
pace when I reached the green light, where I saw a dark
signal-box, and near it on the embankment the figure of a man,
probably the signalman.
"Did you see it?" I asked breathlessly.
"See whom? What?"
"Why, a truck ran by."
"I saw it, . . ." the peasant said reluctantly. "It broke away
from the goods train. There is an incline at the ninetieth mile .
. .; the train is dragged uphill. The coupling on the last truck
The Schoolmistress and Other Stories |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Salome by Oscar Wilde: UN AUTRE JUIF. Enfin, on ne sait pas si le prophete Elie a
reellement vu Dieu. C'etait plutot l'ombre de Dieu qu'il a vue.
UN TROISIEME JUIF. Dieu ne se cache jamais. Il se montre toujours
et dans toute chose. Dieu est dans le mal comme dans le bien.
UN QUATRIEME JUIF. Il ne faut pas dire cela. C'est une idee tres
dangereuse. C'est une idee qui vient des ecoles d'Alexandrie ou on
enseigne la philosophie grecque. Et les Grecs sont des gentils.
Ils ne sont pas meme circoncis.
UN CINQUIEME JUIF. On ne peut pas savoir comment Dieu agit, ses
voies sont tres mysterieuses. Peut-etre ce que nous appelons le mal
est le bien, et ce que nous appelons le bien est le mal. On ne peut
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