| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: (some) nations we will allow to enjoy prosperity and then there
shall touch, them, from us grievous woe.' These are, stories of the
unseen which we reveal to thee; thou didst not know them, thou nor thy
people before this. Be patient, then; verily, the issue is for those
who fear.
And unto 'Ad (we sent) their brother Hud, he said, 'O my people!
serve God; ye have no god but Him. Ye do but devise a lie. O my
people! I do not ask you for hire in return; my hire is only from
Him who created me: have ye then no sense?
'O my people! ask pardon of your Lord; then turn to Him; He will
send the skies down on you in torrents; and He will add strength to
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: alone when Korak and Akut were prowling at a great distance,
as they were sometimes forced to do when game was scarce in
their immediate vicinity. Upon these occasions she usually
confined her endeavors to the smaller animals though sometimes
she brought down a deer, and once even Horta, the boar--a great
tusker that even Sheeta might have thought twice before attacking.
In their stamping grounds in the jungle the three were
familiar figures. The little monkeys knew them well, often coming
close to chatter and frolic about them. When Akut was by, the small
folk kept their distance, but with Korak they were less shy and
when both the males were gone they would come close to Meriem,
The Son of Tarzan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Ferragus by Honore de Balzac: to talk with this lover of your daughter. I want to be where I can see
all and hear all, without being seen or heard by them. If you will
furnish me with the means of doing so, I will reward that service with
the gift of two thousand francs and a yearly stipend of six hundred.
My notary shall prepare a deed before you this evening, and I will
give him the money to hold; he will pay the two thousand to you
to-morrow after the conference at which I desire to be present, as you
will then have given proofs of your good faith."
"Will it injure my daughter, my good monsieur?" she asked, casting a
cat-like glance of doubt and uneasiness upon him.
"In no way, madame. But, in any case, it seems to me that your
Ferragus |
