| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Herbert West: Reanimator by H. P. Lovecraft: Italian woman had become hysterical over her missing child --
a lad of five who had strayed off early in the morning and failed
to appear for dinner -- and had developed symptoms highly alarming
in view of an always weak heart. It was a very foolish hysteria,
for the boy had often run away before; but Italian peasants are
exceedingly superstitious, and this woman seemed as much harassed
by omens as by facts. About seven o’clock in the evening she had
died, and her frantic husband had made a frightful scene in his
efforts to kill West, whom he wildly blamed for not saving her
life. Friends had held him when he drew a stiletto, but West departed
amidst his inhuman shrieks, curses and oaths of vengeance. In
Herbert West: Reanimator |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and
the diversity of your tongues and colours; verily, in that are signs
unto the worlds.
And of His signs is your sleep by night and by day; and your craving
after His grace. Verily, in that are signs unto a people who do hear.
And of His signs is this, that He shows you lightning for fear and
hope; and sends down from the sky water, and quickens therewith the
earth after its death; verily, in that are signs unto a people who
have sense.
And of His signs is this, that the heavens and the earth stand by
His order; then when He calls you from the earth, lo! ye shall come
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Polity of Athenians and Lacedaemonians by Xenophon: stage[23] or otherwise libel the People, because[24] they do not care
to hear themselves ill spoken of. But if any one has a desire to
satirise his neighbour he has full leave to do so. And this because
they are well aware that, as a general rule, this person
caricatured[25] does not belong to the People, or the masses. He is
more likely to be some wealthy or well-born person, or man of means
and influence. In fact, but few poor people and of the popular stamp
incur the comic lash, or if they do they have brought it on themselves
by excessive love of meddling or some covetous self-seeking at the
expense of the People, so that no particular annoyance is felt at
seeing such folk satirised.
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