| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs: out toward the east. I asked an old slave who was sweeping
the dirt into little piles in the gutters of the street
where the soldiers were going. He looked at me in surprise.
"Why, to fight the yellow men, of course," he said. "They
have crossed the border, and are marching toward New
Gondar."
"Who will win?" I asked.
He shrugged his shoulders. "Who knows?" he said. "I hope
it will be the yellow men, but Menelek is powerful--it will
take many yellow men to defeat him."
Crowds were gathering along the sidewalks to view the
Lost Continent |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens: 'You are a most convivial fellow,' returned his friend, 'and I love
your humour of all things. Good night! Take the greatest
possible care of yourself, for my sake!'
It was remarkable that during the whole interview, each had
endeavoured to catch stolen glances of the other's face, and had
never looked full at it. They interchanged one brief and hasty
glance as Hugh went out, averted their eyes directly, and so
separated. Hugh closed the double doors behind him, carefully and
without noise; and Mr Chester remained in his easy-chair, with his
gaze intently fixed upon the fire.
'Well!' he said, after meditating for a long time--and said with a
Barnaby Rudge |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Passionate Pilgrim by William Shakespeare: 'Gainst whom the world could not hold argument.
Persuade my heart to this false perjury?
Vows for thee broke deserve not punishment.
A woman I forswore; but I will prove,
Thou being a goddess, I forswore not thee:
My vow was earthly, thou a heavenly love:
Thy grace being gain'd cures all disgrace in me.
My vow was breath, and breath a vapour is;
Then, thou fair sun, that on this earth doth shine,
Exhale this vapour vow; in thee it is:
If broken, then it is no fault of mine.
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