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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson: twenty-sixth year of his age, began to withdraw himself from the
pastimes and assemblies, and to delight in solitary walks and
silent meditation. He often sat before tables covered with luxury,
and forgot to taste the dainties that were placed before him; he
rose abruptly in the midst of the song, and hastily retired beyond
the sound of music. His attendants observed the change, and
endeavoured to renew his love of pleasure. He neglected their
officiousness, repulsed their invitations, and spent day after day
on the banks of rivulets sheltered with trees, where he sometimes
listened to the birds in the branches, sometimes observed the fish
playing in the streams, and anon cast his eyes upon the pastures
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