| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: more easily. If she could only get one deep breath, way down in
her abdomen. If her heart would only stop bumping and drumming and
cavorting. If there were only someone in this mad place to whom
she could turn.
Why, she had never had to do a thing for herself in all her life.
There had always been someone to do things for her, to look after
her, shelter and protect her and spoil her. It was incredible that
she could be in such a fix. Not a friend, not a neighbor to help
her. There had always been friends, neighbors, the competent hands
of willing slaves. And now in this hour of greatest need, there
was no one. It was incredible that she could be so completely
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: blood of you all, for I have not shunned to declare unto you all
the counsel of God."
When they heard this, and perceived the steadfastness of his
purpose, that nothing could hinder him from his resolve, they
wept like orphans over their bereavement, but could in no wise
over-persuade him. Then did the king take that Barachias, of
whom we have already spoken, saying, "This is he, brethren, whom
I appoint to be your king." And though Barachias stoutly
resisted, yet he established him, unwilling and reluctant, upon
the royal throne, and placed the diadem on his head, and gave the
kingly ring into his hand. Then he stood facing the cast and
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Ancient Regime by Charles Kingsley: opinion; and after enjoying for awhile this exposure of the great
ones of the earth, left "Telemaque" as an Utopia with which private
folks had no concern; and betook themselves to the easier and more
practical model of "Gil Blas."
But there are solid defects in "Telemaque"--indicating corresponding
defects in the author's mind--which would have, in any case,
prevented its doing the good work which Fenelon desired; defects
which are natural, as it seems to me, to his position as a Roman
Catholic priest, however saintly and pure, however humane and
liberal. The king, with him, is to be always the father of his
people; which is tantamount to saying, that the people are to be
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