| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: somewhat of a selfish one. I am possessed by a longing to
unburthen my heart of a tale which I never yet told to man, and
which I fear can give to you nothing but pain; and yet I will
entreat you, of your courtesy, to hear of that which you cannot
amend, simply in mercy to a man who feels that he must confess to
some one, or die as miserable as he has lived. And I believe my
confidence will not be misplaced, when it is bestowed upon you. I
have been a cavalier, even as you are; and, strange as it may seem,
that which I have to tell I would sooner impart to the ears of a
soldier than of a priest; because it will then sink into souls
which can at least sympathize, though they cannot absolve. And
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling: even a highly-polished leaf will flash like a heliograph. But
that day was cloudless and still.
"I knew men would follow," said Akela triumphantly. "Not for
nothing have I led the Pack."
The four cubs said nothing, but ran down hill on their
bellies, melting into the thorn and under-brush as a mole
melts into a lawn.
"Where go ye, and without word?" Mowgli called.
"H'sh! We roll his skull here before mid-day!" Gray Brother
answered.
"Back! Back and wait! Man does not eat Man!" Mowgli shrieked.
The Second Jungle Book |
