| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 2 by Alexis de Toqueville: tumultuous intercourse of men -as new facts arise - as new truths
are brought to light - as ancient opinions are dissipated, and
others take their place -the image of an ideal perfection,
forever on the wing, presents itself to the human mind. Continual
changes are then every instant occurring under the observation of
every man: the position of some is rendered worse; and he learns
but too well, that no people and no individual, how enlightened
soever they may be, can lay claim to infallibility; - the
condition of others is improved; whence he infers that man is
endowed with an indefinite faculty of improvement. His reverses
teach him that none may hope to have discovered absolute good -
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: clear of your associating (gods with him).'
Those to whom we have brought the Book know him as they know their
sons;- those who lose their souls do not believe.
Who is more unjust than he who forges against God a lie, or says His
signs are lies? verily, the unjust shall not prosper.
On the day when we shall gather them all together, then shall we say
to those who have associated others with ourself, 'Where are your
associates whom ye did pretend?' Then they will have no excuse but
to say, 'By God our Lord, we did not associate (others with thee)!'
See how they lie against themselves, and how what they did forge
deserts them! And they are some who listen unto thee, but we have
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: realization of the truth which that glance revealed. In the power
of what creatures of hideous mystery had he placed himself!
Frantically he fought to beat off the lad that he might turn upon
the fearsome thing at his back. Freeing one hand he struck a
savage blow at the lad's face. His act seemed to unloose a
thousand devils in the hairy creature clinging to his throat.
Condon heard a low and savage snarl. It was the last thing that
the American ever heard in this life. Then he was dragged backward
upon the floor, a heavy body fell upon him, powerful teeth fastened
themselves in his jugular, his head whirled in the sudden blackness
which rims eternity--a moment later the ape rose from his prostrate
The Son of Tarzan |
