| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Market-Place by Harold Frederic: eh? But to you I say it frankly--they've behaved badly,
damned badly, sir.
"Mrs. Kervick lives in Italy, at the cost of HER
son-in-law. He has large estates in one of the healthiest
and most beautiful parts; he has a palace, and more money
than he knows what to do with--but it seems that he's
not my son-in-law. I could do with Italy very well--but
that doesn't enter into anyone's calculations. No! let
the worn-out old soldier sell boot-laces on the kerb!
That's the spirit of woman-kind. And my daughter
Edith--does she care what becomes of me? Listen to me--I
The Market-Place |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: the nearer I got to him the farther he backed down the limb. I followed him
and put out the sack to put it over his head and he bit me. I fell from the
limb, but he fell too and Tige killed him and Sam stuffed him for me."
"Noah, you are quite a valiant hunter," said Betty. "Now, Jonathan, remember
that you promised to tell me of your meeting with Daniel Boone."
"It was over on the Muskingong near the mouth of the Sandusky. I was hunting
in the open woods along the bank when I saw an Indian. He saw me at the same
time and we both treed. There we stood a long time each afraid to change
position. Finally I began to act tired and resorted to an old ruse. I put my
coon-skin cap on my ramrod and cautiously poked it from behind the tree,
expecting every second to hear the whistle of the redskin's bullet. Instead I
Betty Zane |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: Exodus 3: 14 And God said unto Moses: 'I AM THAT I AM'; and He said: 'Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: I AM hath sent me unto you.'
Exodus 3: 15 And God said moreover unto Moses: 'Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you; this is My name for ever, and this is My memorial unto all generations.
Exodus 3: 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them: The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying: I have surely remembered you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt.
Exodus 3: 17 And I have said: I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
Exodus 3: 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice. And thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him: The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us. And now let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
Exodus 3: 19 And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, except by a mighty hand.
Exodus 3: 20 And I will put forth My hand, and smite Egypt with all My wonders which I will do in the midst thereof. And after that he will let you go.
The Tanach |
