| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: leave, whether it be little or much, a determined portion. And when
the next of kin and the orphans and the poor are present at the
division, then maintain them out of it, and speak to them a reasonable
speech And let these fear lest they leave behind them a weak seed, for
whom they would be afraid; and let them fear God, and speak a
straightforward speech. Verily, those who devour the property of
orphans unjustly, only devour into their bellies fire, and they
shall broil in flames.
God instructs you concerning your children; for a male the like of
the portion of two females, and if there be women above two, then
let them have two-thirds of what (the deceased) leaves; and if there
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum: going in the right direction, so we are sure to find it
in time."
The scrubby brush was almost like a grove of small
trees, for it reached as high as the heads of the two
girls, neither of whom was very tall. They were obliged
to thread their way in and out, until Dorothy was
afraid they would get lost, and finally they were
halted by a curious thing that barred their further
progress. It was a huge web -- as if woven by gigantic
spiders -- and the delicate, lacy film was fastened
stoutly to the branches of the bushes and continued to
Glinda of Oz |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan by Honore de Balzac: impetuosity of his ideas, to lay immediate claim to this woman, he
found himself restrained by society, also by the barrier which the
manners and, let us say the word, the majesty of the princess placed
between them. The conversation, which remained upon the topic of
Michel Chrestien until the dessert, was an excellent pretext for both
to speak in a low voice: love, sympathy, comprehension! she could pose
as a maligned and misunderstood woman; he could slip his feet into the
shoes of the dead republican. Perhaps his candid mind detected itself
in regretting his dead friend less. The princess, at the moment when
the dessert appeared upon the table, and the guests were separated by
a brilliant hedge of fruits and sweetmeats, thought best to put an end
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