| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas: children their inheritance. A million in gold remains; it is
buried in the cellars of Newcastle Keep. You only know that
this money exists. Make use of it, then, whenever you think
it will be most useful, for my eldest son's welfare. And
now, farewell."
"Farewell, saintly, martyred majesty," lisped Athos, chilled
with terror.
A moment's silence ensued and then, in a full, sonorous
voice, the king exclaimed: "Remember!"
He had scarcely uttered the word when a heavy blow shook the
scaffold and where Athos stood immovable a warm drop fell
Twenty Years After |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Memorabilia by Xenophon: wretched imposter. And now he has a host of expenses to meet; and not
one advantage to be reaped; and worse than all his evil reputation.
What is left him but to lead a life stale and unprofitable, the scorn
and mockery of men? Let us try another case. Suppose a man wished to
be thought a good general or a good pilot, though he were really
nothing of the sort, let us picture to our minds how it will fare with
him. Of two misfortunes one: either with a strong desire to be thought
proficient in these matters, he will fail to get others to agree with
him, which will be bad enough; or he will succeed, with worse result;
since it stands to reason that anyone appointed to work a vessel or
lead an army without the requisite knowledge will speedily ruin a
The Memorabilia |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin: and they blush incomparably more in the presence of the opposite sex
than in that of their own.[25] A young man, not very liable to blush,
will blush intensely at any slight ridicule of his appearance from
a girl whose judgment on any important subject lie would disregard.
No happy pair of young lovers, valuing each other's admiration and love
more than anything else in the world, probably ever courted each
other without many a blush. Even the barbarians of Tierra del Fuego,
according to Mr. Bridges, blush "chiefly in regard to women, but certainly
also at their own personal appearance."
Of all parts of the body, the face is most considered and regarded,
as is natural from its being the chief seat of expression and
Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals |
