| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Mansion by Henry van Dyke: It inspires confidence. It helps my influence. There is a text
in
the Bible about 'a house that hath foundations.' That is the
proper kind of
a mansion for a solid man."
Harold Weightman had often listened to his father discoursing in
this fashion on the fundamental principles of life, and always
with
a divided mind. He admired immensely his father's talents
and the single-minded energy with which he improved them.
But in the paternal philosophy there was something that
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen: round about it, and it was so petted and nursed. But the distressed mother
bent down over all the smallest plants, and heard within them how the human
heart beat; and amongst millions she knew her child's.
"There it is!" cried she, and stretched her hands out over a little blue
crocus, that hung quite sickly on one side.
"Don't touch the flower!" said the old woman. "But place yourself here, and
when Death comes--I expect him every moment--do not let him pluck the flower
up, but threaten him that you will do the same with the others. Then he will
be afraid! He is responsible for them to OUR LORD, and no one dares to pluck
them up before HE gives leave."
All at once an icy cold rushed through the great hall, and the blind mother
Fairy Tales |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: and run out to meet danger!
"Bessie," said Betty. "If it's true I will not be able to bear it. It s all my
fault."
"Nonsense! You heard Eb say Miller and Clarke had quarreled before. They hated
each other before they ever saw you."
A door banged, quick footsteps sounded on the stairs, and Isaac came rushing
into the room. Betty, deathly pale, stood with her hands pressed to her bosom,
and looked at Isaac with a question in her eyes that her tongue could not
speak.
"Betty, Alfred's badly hurt, but he's alive. I can tell you no more now," said
Isaac. "Bessie, bring your needle, silk linen, liniment-- everything you need
Betty Zane |
