| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Shadow out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft: These were only what I had heard and read of. Suppose I did have
odd loathings and perspectives and pseudo-memories? These, too,
were only echoes of myths absorbed in my secondary state. Nothing
that I might dream, nothing that I might feel, could be of any
actual significance.
Fortified by this philosophy, I greatly
improved in nervous equilibrium, even though the visions - rather
than the abstract impressions - steadily became more frequent
and more disturbingly detailed. In 1922 I felt able to undertake
regular work again, and put my newly gained knowledge to practical
use by accepting an instructorship in psychology at the university.
Shadow out of Time |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Hero of Our Time by M.Y. Lermontov: dying soldier. . . He was poor, and dreamed
of millions, but he would not take a single step
out of his way for the sake of money. He once
told me that he would rather do a favour to an
enemy than to a friend, because, in the latter
case, it would mean selling his beneficence, whilst
hatred only increases proportionately to the
magnanimity of the adversary. He had a
malicious tongue; and more than one good,
simple soul has acquired the reputation of a
vulgar fool through being labelled with one of his
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson:
Treasure Island |
