| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: through (some) of the night celebrate His praise and the additional
adorations.
And listen for the day when the crier shall cry from a near
place;-the day when they shall hear the shout in truth-that is the day
of coming forth!
Verily, we quicken and we kill, and unto us the journey is!
On the day when the earth shall be cleft asunder from them
swiftly;-that is a gathering together which is easy to us!
We know what they say; nor art thou over them one to compel.
Wherefore remind, by the Koran, him who fears the threat.
THE CHAPTER OF THE SCATTERERS
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Simple Soul by Gustave Flaubert: joyful demonstrations. She got up a lunch which comprised a leg of
mutton, tripe, sausages, a chicken fricassee, sweet cider, a fruit
tart and some preserved prunes; then to all this the good woman added
polite remarks about Madame, who appeared to be in better health,
Mademoiselle, who had grown to be "superb," and Paul, who had become
singularly sturdy; she spoke also of their deceased grandparents, whom
the Liebards had known, for they had been in the service of the family
for several generations.
Like its owners, the farm had an ancient appearance. The beams of the
ceiling were mouldy, the walls black with smoke and the windows grey
with dust. The oak sideboard was filled with all sorts of utensils,
A Simple Soul |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Pierrette by Honore de Balzac: now. I have money, and the diligence will be passing presently; he can
certainly find a place on it. But before he goes we had better consult
Doctor Martener; he will tell us the best physician in Paris. The
diligence won't pass for over an hour,--we have time enough."
Brigaut woke up Monsieur Martener, and brought him at once. The doctor
was not a little surprised to find Mademoiselle Lorrain at Frappier's.
Brigaut told him of the scene that had just taken place at the
Rogrons'; but even so the doctor did not at first suspect the horror
of it, nor the extent of the injury done. Martener gave the address of
the celebrated Horace Bianchon, and Brigaut started for Paris by the
diligence. Monsieur Martener then sat down and examined first the
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