| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Large Catechism by Dr. Martin Luther: in none is it so plainly and explicitly stated.
Here, then, you have the fruit and the reward, that whoever observes
this commandment shall have happy days, fortune, and prosperity; and on
the other hand, the punishment, that whoever is disobedient shall the
sooner perish, and never enjoy life. For to have long life in the sense
of the Scriptures is not only to become old, but to have everything
which belongs to long life, such as health, wife, and children,
livelihood, peace, good government, etc., without which this life can
neither be enjoyed in cheerfulness nor long endure. If, therefore, you
will not obey father and mother and submit to their discipline, then
obey the hangman; if you will not obey him, then submit to the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: cities there, and ride on elephants and see the wonder-
ful temples of the Hindoos and Brahmins and the
Japanese gardens and the camel trains and chariot
races in Persia, and all the queer sights of foreign
countries. Don't you think you would like it, Masie?
Masie rose to her feet.
"I think we had better be going home," she said,
coolly. "It's getting late."
Carter humored her. He had come to know her
varying, thistle-down moods, and that it was useless
to combat them. But he felt a certain happy triumph.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: menace. It may be quite true that less than one bullet in a
thousand may hit the machine, but when the lucky missile does
find its billet its effect is complete. The fact must not be
overlooked that the gunners who work the batteries of
anti-aircraft guns are becommg more and more expert as a result
of practice, so that as time progresses and improved guns for
such duty are rendered available, the work of the aviator is
likely to become more dangerous and difficult. Experience has
proved that the high velocity gun of to-day is able to hurl its
projectile or shell to an extreme height--far greater than was
previously considered possible--so that considerable discretion
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