| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane: "Great Gawd, what hava struck," demanded the mere boy of himself, stupefied.
In a semi-comatose state he conducted her on board an up-town car,
ostentatiously paid her fare, leered kindly at her through the
rear window and fell off the steps.
Chapter XV
A forlorn woman went along a lighted avenue. The street was
filled with people desperately bound on missions. An endless crowd
darted at the elevated station stairs and the horse cars were
thronged with owners of bundles.
The pace of the forlorn woman was slow. She was apparently
searching for some one. She loitered near the doors of saloons and
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Tanach: Exodus 36: 9 The length of each curtain was eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains had one measure.
Exodus 36: 10 And he coupled five curtains one to another; and the other five curtains he coupled one to another.
Exodus 36: 11 And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that was outmost in the first set; likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second set.
Exodus 36: 12 Fifty loops made he in the one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain that was in the second set; the loops were opposite one to another.
Exodus 36: 13 And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps; so the tabernacle was one.
Exodus 36: 14 And he made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle; eleven curtains he made them.
Exodus 36: 15 The length of each curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits the breadth of each curtain; the eleven curtains had one measure.
Exodus 36: 16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
Exodus 36: 17 And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the first set, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second set.
Exodus 36: 18 And he made fifty clasps of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
Exodus 36: 19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above.
The Tanach |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: a source of sighing to the misbelievers; and, verily, it is certain
truth!
Therefore celebrate the name of thy mighty Lord!
THE CHAPTER OF THE ASCENTS
(LXX. Mecca.)
IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
An asker asked for torment that must befall, for the unbelievers;
there is no repelling it; from God the Lord of the ascents, whereby
ascend the angels and the Spirit unto Him in a day whose length is
fifty thousand years.
Wherefore be patient with fair patience; verily, they see it as afar
The Koran |
