| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from In the Cage by Henry James: from Cocker's, recalling these things and summing them up, seemed
suddenly to have much to say. She didn't say it, however; she
checked it; she only brought out: "Her maid, who's horrid--SHE
must have her!" Then she went on with indifference: "They're TOO
real! They're selfish brutes."
Mrs. Jordan, turning it over, adopted at last the plan of treating
it with a smile. She wished to be liberal. "Well, of course, they
do lay it out."
"They bore me to death," her companion pursued with slightly more
temperance.
But this was going too far. "Ah that's because you've no
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy: things. As soon as he put his face to the window and saw me, he
understood and knew. The glimmer of it was in his eyes and
remained there. He began to love me and desired me.
Yes--desired!' said she, getting her overshoe and her boot off at
last and starting to take off her stockings. To remove those
long stockings fastened with elastic it was necessary to raise
her skirts. She felt embarrassed and said:
'Don't come in!'
But there was no reply from the other side of the wall. The
steady muttering continued and also a sound of moving.
'He is prostrating himself to the ground, no doubt,' thought she.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Paradise Lost by John Milton: Created in his image, there to dwell
And worship him; and in reward to rule
Over his works, on earth, in sea, or air,
And multiply a race of worshippers
Holy and just: Thrice happy, if they know
Their happiness, and persevere upright!
So sung they, and the empyrean rung
With halleluiahs: Thus was sabbath kept.
And thy request think now fulfilled, that asked
How first this world and face of things began,
And what before thy memory was done
Paradise Lost |
