| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: who had been working, of whom there were nine,
not counting the owners. Bread, soup, boiled
potatoes, and kvass were placed on the table.
An old one-armed beggar, with a bag slung over
his shoulder, came in with a crutch during the meal.
"Peace be to this house. A good appetite to
you. For Christ's sake give me something."
"God will give it to you," said the mistress,
already an old woman, and the daughter-in-law of
the master. "Don't be angry with us " An old
man, who was still standing near the door, said,
The Forged Coupon |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott: among the fragrant leaves; and beneath the vines stood Violet,
casting crumbs to the downy little moles who ran fearlessly about
and listened as she sang to them.
When the old King saw how much fairer she had made the dreary cell
than his palace rooms, gentle thoughts within whispered him to grant
her prayer, and let the little Fairy go back to her friends and home;
but the Frost-Spirits breathed upon the flowers and bid him see how
frail they were, and useless to a King. Then the stern, cold thoughts
came back again, and he harshly bid her follow him.
With a sad farewell to her little friends she followed him, and
before the throne awaited his command. When the King saw how pale and
Flower Fables |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Apology by Plato: sake of justice--once at the trial of the generals; and again in resistance
to the tyrannical commands of the Thirty.
But, though not a public man, he has passed his days in instructing the
citizens without fee or reward--this was his mission. Whether his
disciples have turned out well or ill, he cannot justly be charged with the
result, for he never promised to teach them anything. They might come if
they liked, and they might stay away if they liked: and they did come,
because they found an amusement in hearing the pretenders to wisdom
detected. If they have been corrupted, their elder relatives (if not
themselves) might surely come into court and witness against him, and there
is an opportunity still for them to appear. But their fathers and brothers
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