| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: look at thee- canst thou guide the blind, although they cannot see?
Verily, God wrongs not man at all, but men do wrong themselves.
And on the day when we will gather them together it will be as
though they had not tarried save an hour of the day, they shall know
each other. Lost are those who called the meeting with God a lie,
and were not guided!
Either we will show thee something of that with which we
threatened them, or we will take thee to ourself, for unto us is their
return; then is God a witness to what they do.
Every nation has its apostle; and when their apostle comes to
them, it is decided between them with justice, and they are not
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from My Antonia by Willa Cather: like what you not got here; many fields, many forests, many big house.
My papa play for his wedding, and he give my papa fine gun,
and my papa give you.'
I was glad that this project was one of futurity. There never
were such people as the Shimerdas for wanting to give away
everything they had. Even the mother was always offering me things,
though I knew she expected substantial presents in return.
We stood there in friendly silence, while the feeble minstrel
sheltered in Antonia's hair went on with its scratchy chirp.
The old man's smile, as he listened, was so full of sadness,
of pity for things, that I never afterward forgot it.
My Antonia |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Marriage Contract by Honore de Balzac: her eyes that expression of tender friendship which made her so
attractive, she smiled and answered:--
"I can say as much to you. Perhaps, dear Paul, my Spanish nature has
led me farther than my heart desired. Be what you are,--kind as God
himself,--and do not be angry with me for a few hasty words. Shake
hands."
Paul was abashed; he fancied himself to blame, and he kissed Madame
Evangelista.
"Dear Paul," she said with much emotion, "why could not those two
sharks have settled this matter without dragging us into it, since it
was so easy to settle?"
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