| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville: fairest damosels that might be, and play with them ever-more.
And thus went many diverse lusty bachelors for to slay great lords
in diverse countries, that were his enemies, and made themselves to
be slain, in hope to have that paradise. And thus, often-time, he
was revenged of his enemies by his subtle deceits and false
cautels.
And when the worthy men of the country had perceived this subtle
falsehood of this Gatholonabes, they assembled them with force, and
assailed his castle, and slew him, and destroyed all the fair
places and all the nobilities of that paradise. The place of the
wells and of the walls and of many other things be yet apertly
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from In Darkest England and The Way Out by General William Booth: that he will, sooner or later, in gratitude to God, do the same; but
there will be no melancholy misery-making for any. There is no
sanctimonious long face in the Army. We talk freely about Salvation,
because it is to us the very light and joy of our existence.
We are happy, and we wish others to share our joy. We know by our own
experience that life is a very different thing when we have found the
peace of God, and are working together with Him for the salvation of
the world, instead of toiling for the realisation of worldly ambition
or the amassing of earthly gain.
SECTION 3.--THE REGIMENTATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED.
When we have got the homeless, penniless tramp washed, and housed,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Herland by Charlotte Gilman: We all concurred on this point, and returned to our discussion
as to the women.
Jeff continued thoughtful. "All the same, there's something
funny about it," he urged. "It isn't just that we don't see any men
--but we don't see any signs of them. The--the--reaction of
these women is different from any that I've ever met."
"There is something in what you say, Jeff," I agreed. "There
is a different--atmosphere."
"They don't seem to notice our being men," he went on.
"They treat us--well--just as they do one another. It's as if our
being men was a minor incident."
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