| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: we two shall never travel the same road."
"How then," the Slander asked, triumphantly, "have you overtaken
me?"
"I have not," replied the Retraction; "we have accidentally met. I
came round the world the other way."
But when he tried to execute his fell purpose he found that in the
order of nature it was appointed that he himself perish miserably
in the encounter.
An Inflated Ambition
THE President of a great Corporation went into a dry-goods shop and
saw a placard which read:
Fantastic Fables |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol: silence, and Taras began to fear for his safety; but when he
remembered that Jews can only consult in the street, and that the
demon himself cannot understand their language, he regained his
composure.
Two minutes later the Jews all entered the room together. Mardokhai
approached Taras, tapped him on the shoulder, and said, "When we set
to work it will be all right." Taras looked at this Solomon whom the
world had never known and conceived some hope: indeed, his face might
well inspire confidence. His upper lip was simply an object of horror;
its thickness being doubtless increased by adventitious circumstances.
This Solomon's beard consisted only of about fifteen hairs, and they
Taras Bulba and Other Tales |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: while she stood there all in white, straight, flexible, graceful,
unconscious of herself, her low but broad forehead crowned with a
shining mass of long black hair that fell in heavy tresses over
her shoulders, and made her pale olive complexion look paler
still by the contrast of its coal-black hue.
Almayer attacked his rice greedily, but after a few mouthfuls he
paused, spoon in hand, and looked at his daughter curiously.
"Did you hear a boat pass about half an hour ago Nina?" he asked.
The girl gave him a quick glance, and moving away from the light
stood with her back to the table.
"No," she said, slowly.
Almayer's Folly |
