| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Passion in the Desert by Honore de Balzac: the capricious patterns of all the rosettes which marked the gold of
her robe. Mignonne was not even angry when he took hold of the tuft at
the end of her tail to count her rings, those graceful ornaments which
glittered in the sun like jewelry. It gave him pleasure to contemplate
the supple, fine outlines of her form, the whiteness of her belly, the
graceful pose of her head. But it was especially when she was playing
that he felt most pleasure in looking at her; the agility and youthful
lightness of her movements were a continual surprise to him; he
wondered at the supple way in which she jumped and climbed, washed
herself and arranged her fur, crouched down and prepared to spring.
However rapid her spring might be, however slippery the stone she was
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
PSA 94:22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my
refuge.
PSA 94:23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall
cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut
them off.
PSA 95:1 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise
to the rock of our salvation.
PSA 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a
joyful noise unto him with psalms.
PSA 95:3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
King James Bible |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Rezanov by Gertrude Atherton: called in state, but remained only a few moments.
His officers went to several impromptu dances at
the Presidio and Mission, but he pleaded fatigue,
natural in the damaged state of his constitution,
and left the ship only for a gallop over the hills or
down the coast with Luis Arguello.
But he had never felt better. At the end of a
week his pallor had gone, his skin was tanned and
fresh. Even his wretched crew were different men.
They were given much leave on shore, and already
might be seen escorting the serving-women over
Rezanov |
