| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Rig Veda:
HYMN XXXVIII. Maruts.
I WHAT now? When will ye take us by both hands, as a dear sire
his
son,
Gods, for whom sacred grass is clipped?
2 Now whither? To what goal of yours go ye in heaven, and not
on
earth?
The Rig Veda |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: "In a hidden apartment in the palace of Tario," replied
Kar Komak, "the jeddak has maintained the suggestion of
a beautiful girl, hoping that some day she would become
permanent. I have seen her there. She is wonderful!
But for her sake I hope that Tario succeeds not so well
with her as he has with me.
"Now, red man, I have told you of myself--what of you?"
Carthoris liked the face and manner of the bowman.
There had been no sign of doubt or fear in his expression
as he had approached the heavily-armed Heliumite,
and he had spoken directly and to the point.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Drama on the Seashore by Honore de Balzac: emotion of mingled terror and astonishment, but he made no boast of
the truth of his prediction; he merely said,--
"You have seen him."
"Who is that man?"
"They call him the Man of the Vow."
You can imagine the movement with which our two heads turned at once
to our guide. He was a simple-hearted fellow; he understood at once
our mute inquiry, and here follows what he told us; I shall try to
give it as best I can in his own language, retaining his popular
parlance.
"Madame, folks from Croisic and those from Batz think this man is
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