| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: young ex-soldiers who lacked the courage to face the long years
necessary to build up fortunes. These youngsters, following the
lead of Rhett Butler, went hand in hand with the Carpetbaggers in
money-making schemes of unsavory kinds.
Worst of all the traitors were the daughters of some of Atlanta's
most prominent families. These girls who had come to maturity
since the surrender had only childish memories of the war and
lacked the bitterness that animated their elders. They had lost no
husbands, no lovers. They had few recollections of past wealth and
splendor--and the Yankee officers were so handsome and finely
dressed and so carefree. And they gave such splendid balls and
Gone With the Wind |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Smalcald Articles by Dr. Martin Luther: Antichrist, who has exalted himself above, and opposed himself
against Christ because he will not permit Christians to be
saved without his power, which, nevertheless, is nothing, and
is neither ordained nor commanded by God. This is, properly
speaking to exalt himself above all that is called God as Paul
says, 2 Thess. 2, 4. Even the Turks or the Tartars, great
enemies of Christians as they are, do not do this, but they
allow whoever wishes to believe in Christ, and take bodily
tribute and obedience from Christians.
The Pope, however, prohibits this faith, saying that to be
saved a person must obey him. This we are unwilling to do,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy: broken her teapot, and could not replace it immediately, the shops being shut.
"Yes, if you like," he said indifferently.
While they sat without speaking she suddenly observed:
"You seem all in a brood, old man. I'm sorry for you."
"I am all in a brood."
"It is about her, I know. It's no business of mine, but I could
find out all about the wedding--if it really did take place--
if you wanted to know."
"How could you?"
"I wanted to go to Alfredston to get a few things I left there.
And I could see Anny, who'll be sure to have heard all about it,
Jude the Obscure |
