| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Time Machine by H. G. Wells: three new guests.
`But the thing's a mere paradox,' said the Editor.
`I can't argue to-night. I don't mind telling you the story,
but I can't argue. I will,' he went on, `tell you the story of
what has happened to me, if you like, but you must refrain from
interruptions. I want to tell it. Badly. Most of it will sound
like lying. So be it! It's true--every word of it, all the
same. I was in my laboratory at four o'clock, and since then . .
. I've lived eight days . . . such days as no human being ever
lived before! I'm nearly worn out, but I shan't sleep till I've
told this thing over to you. Then I shall go to bed. But no
The Time Machine |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: riches with good store of heroes.
3 For you was made this sacrifice, O Rbhus, which ye, like
men, won
for yourselves aforetime.
To you come all who find in you their pleasure: ye all were-even
the
two elder-Vajas.
4 Now for the mortal worshipper, O Heroes, for him who served
you, was
the gift of riches.
Drink, Vajas, Rbhus! unto you is offered, to gladden you, the
The Rig Veda |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Smalcald Articles by Dr. Martin Luther: bread. For it is in perfect agreement with Holy Scriptures
that there is, and remains, bread, as Paul himself calls it,
1 Cor. 10, 16: The bread which we break. And 1 Cor. 11, 28:
Let him so eat of that bread.
VII. Of the Keys.
The keys are an office and power given by Christ to the Church
for binding and loosing sin, not only the gross and well-known
sins, but also the subtle, hidden, which are known only to
God, as it is written in Ps. 19, 13: Who can understand his
errors? And in Rom. 7, 25 St. Paul himself complains that with
the flesh he serves the law of sin. For it is not in our
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