| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert: some people arrived tumultuously from the Libyan coast. Barca had come
among them. He had carried off provisions everywhere, and he was
spreading through the country.
Then the Barbarians were indignant as though he were betraying them.
Those who were most weary of the siege, and especially the Gauls, did
not hesitate to leave the walls in order to try and rejoin him.
Spendius wanted to reconstruct the helepolis; Matho had traced an
imaginary line from his tent to Megara, and inwardly swore to follow
it, and none of their men stirred. But the rest, under the command of
Autaritus, went off, abandoning the western part of the rampart, and
so profound was the carelessness exhibited that no one even thought of
Salammbo |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Pierrette by Honore de Balzac: melancholy ruins, the gaiety of its valley, the romantic charm of its
ravines filled with tangled shrubbery and wildflowers, its rivers
banked with gardens, excites the love of all its children, who do as
the Auvergnats, the Savoyards, in fact, all French folks do, namely,
leave Provins to make their fortunes, and always return. "Die in one's
form," the proverb made for hares and faithful souls, seems also the
motto of a Provins native.
Thus the two Rogrons thought constantly of their dear Provins. While
Jerome sold his thread he saw the Upper town; as he piled up the cards
on which were buttons he contemplated the valley; when he rolled and
unrolled his ribbons he followed the shining rivers. Looking up at his
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: Psalms 61: 4 (61:5) I will dwell in Thy Tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of Thy wings. Selah
Psalms 61: 5 (61:6) For Thou, O God, hast heard my vows; Thou hast granted the heritage of those that fear Thy name.
Psalms 61: 6 (61:7) Mayest Thou add days unto the king's days! May his years be as many generations!
Psalms 61: 7 (61:8) May he be enthroned before God for ever! Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him.
Psalms 61: 8 (61:9) So will I sing praise unto Thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Psalms 62: 1 (62:1) For the Leader; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. (62:2) Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.
Psalms 62: 2 (62:3) He only is my rock and my salvation, my high tower, I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalms 62: 3 (62:4) How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, as a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
Psalms 62: 4 (62:5) They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah
Psalms 62: 5 (62:6) Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.
Psalms 62: 6 (62:7) He only is my rock and my salvation, my high tower, I shall not be moved.
The Tanach |
