| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Anthem by Ayn Rand: till it raised a wind to rustle through the
leaves of the bushes. Then our hands
seized a branch and swung us high into a
tree, with no aim save the wonder of learning
the strength of our body. The branch
snapped under us and we fell upon the moss
that was soft as a cushion. Then our body,
losing all sense, rolled over and over on the
moss, dry leaves in our tunic, in our hair,
in our face. And we heard suddenly that
we were laughing, laughing aloud, laughing
Anthem |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Heap O' Livin' by Edgar A. Guest: And opened age's book,
I still would like to put a worm
That wriggled on a hook.
TRUE NOBILITY
Who does his task from day to day
And meets whatever comes his way,
Believing God has willed it so,
Has found real greatness here below.
Who guards his post, no matter where,
Believing God must need him there,
Although but lowly toil it be,
A Heap O' Livin' |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Stories From the Old Attic by Robert Harris: urns were used as spittoons in the kitchen, and scraps of precious
carpets were used to clean the servants' boots. The point is that
after all this additional acquisition, the king's lifestyle was much
fancier, but the king himself was still not happy.
"What his majesty needs is activity," said the king's culture
minister. "Activity is the rubbing paper that scours the rust from
the soul and burnishes her to a new shine. If the king would just
engage in some hobbies, he would find contentment." So the king
took up some hobbies: hunting, painting, dancing, building (more
mansions and castles), eating, woodworking, stamp collecting, riding
(in his golden carriage and on horseback), swimming (in his pool
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