| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Tanach: Genesis 40: 19 within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.'
Genesis 40: 20 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and the head of the chief baker among his servants.
Genesis 40: 21 And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
Genesis 40: 22 But he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph had interpreted to them.
Genesis 40: 23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgot him.
Genesis 41: 1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
Genesis 41: 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favoured and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.
Genesis 41: 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
Genesis 41: 4 And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41: 5 And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
The Tanach |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: "to treat in such a manner the godson, the friend, the favorite of
his father!" She could have added, "a young man, too, like
YOU, whose very countenance may vouch for your being
amiable"-- but she contented herself with, "and one, too, who
had probably been his companion from childhood, connected
together, as I think you said, in the closest manner!"
"We were born in the same parish, within the same park; the
greatest part of our youth was passed together; inmates of the
same house, sharing the same amusements, objects of the same
parental care. MY father began life in the profession which your
uncle, Mr. Phillips, appears to do so much credit to-- but he
Pride and Prejudice |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson: most virtuous and commendable action; and yet I like Werther too -
I don't know why, except that he has written the most delightful
letters in the world. Note, by the way, the passage under date
June 21st not far from the beginning; it finds a voice for a great
deal of dumb, uneasy, pleasurable longing that we have all had,
times without number. I looked that up the other day for ROADS, so
I know the reference; but you will find it a garden of flowers from
beginning to end. All through the passion keeps steadily rising,
from the thunderstorm at the country-house - there was thunder in
that story too - up to the last wild delirious interview; either
Lotte was no good at all, or else Werther should have remained
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