| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: forth ripe grapes:
GEN 40:11 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and
pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
GEN 40:12 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it:
The three branches are three days:
GEN 40:13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and
restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into
his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
GEN 40:14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew
kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and
bring me out of this house:
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Some Reminiscences by Joseph Conrad: half-decked boat full of men glides out of the black breathless
shadow of the Fort. The open water of the avant-port glitters
under the moon as if sown over with millions of sequins, and the
long white breakwater shines like a thick bar of solid silver.
With a quick rattle of blocks and one single silky swish, the
sail is filled by a little breeze keen enough to have come
straight down from the frozen moon, and the boat, after the
clatter of the hauled-in sweeps, seems to stand at rest,
surrounded by a mysterious whispering so faint and unearthly that
it may be the rustling of the brilliant, over-powering moonrays
breaking like a rain-shower upon the hard, smooth, shadowless
Some Reminiscences |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Octopus by Frank Norris: "Good-bye, sir."
And as Presley issued from the building and stepped out into the
street, he was abruptly aware of a great wagon shrouded in white
cloth, inside of which a bass drum was being furiously beaten.
On the cloth, in great letters, were the words:
"Vote for Lyman Derrick, Regular Republican Nominee for Governor
of California."
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The "Swanhilda" lifted and rolled slowly, majestically on the
ground swell of the Pacific, the water hissing and boiling under
her forefoot, her cordage vibrating and droning in the steady
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