| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: up at its enemy, said:
"I don't venture to doubt the sincerity of your compassion, though
it comes rather late, but you seem to lack the faculty of
observation. Do you not perceive by my actions that the dearest
wish of my heart is to continue in my misery?"
At this exposure of his hypocrisy, the Sportsman was so overcome
with shame and remorse that he would not strike the Squirrel, but
pointing it out to his dog, walked thoughtfully away.
The Fogy and the Sheik
A FOGY who lived in a cave near a great caravan route returned to
his home one day and saw, near by, a great concourse of men and
Fantastic Fables |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Crisis in Russia by Arthur Ransome: to be made to rebuild the bridge over the Kama River
before the ice melts. The Commander of the Reserve Army
was appointed Commissar of the eastern part of the Moscow-Kazan
railway, retaining his position as Commander of the Army.
With a view of coordination between the Army Soviet and
the railway authorities, a member of the Soviet was also appointed
Commissar of the railway. On January 25th it was
announced that a similar experiment was being made in the
Ukraine. A month before the ice broke the first train
actually crossed the Kama River by the rebuilt bridge.
By April of this year the organization of industrial
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert: of the soldiers expired with the war, they became free as soon as the
war was finished; he even exalted their bravery and all the advantages
which might be derived from interesting them in the Republic by
donations and privileges.
Then Magdassin, a former provincial governor, said, as he rolled his
yellow eyes:
"Truly Barca, with your travelling you have become a Greek, or a
Latin, or something! Why speak you of rewards for these men? Rather
let ten thousand Barbarians perish than a single one of us!"
The Ancients nodded approval, murmuring:--"Yes, is there need for so
much trouble? They can always be had?"
Salammbo |
