| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. Wells: the dose forthwith, and in a moment he was glowing.
A tall man in a black robe stood by his shoulder, and
pointed to the half open door into the hall. This man
was shouting close to his ear and yet what was said
was indistinct because of the tremendous uproar from
the great theatre. Behind the man was a girl in a
silvery grey robe, whom Graham, even in this confusion,
perceived to be beautiful. Her dark eyes, full
of wonder and curiosity,-were fixed on him, her lips
trembled apart. A partially opened door gave a
glimpse of the crowded hall, and admitted a vast
When the Sleeper Wakes |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow
me. And he arose, and followed him.
MAT 9:10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house,
behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his
disciples.
MAT 9:11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples,
Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
MAT 9:12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be
whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
MAT 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and
not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
King James Bible |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce: swimming vigorously with the current. His brain was as
energetic as his arms and legs; he thought with the rapidity
of lightning:
"The officer," he reasoned, "will not make that martinet's
error a second time. It is as easy to dodge a volley as a
single shot. He has probably already given the command to
fire at will. God help me, I cannot dodge them all!"
An appalling splash within two yards of him was followed by a
loud, rushing sound, DIMINUENDO, which seemed to travel back
through the air to the fort and died in an explosion which
stirred the very river to its deeps! A rising sheet of water
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge |
