| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy: vodka down his throat out of a bottle, and the wife sat holding a
bag, out of which they had taken the bottle, and watched him
intently.
"No, mine neither drinks nor smokes," said the woman who was
conversing with the old man, glad of the opportunity of praising
her husband once more. "No, sir, the earth does not hold many
such." And, turning to Nekhludoff, she added, "That's the sort
of man he is."
"What could be better," said the old man, looking at the factory
worker, who had had his drink and had passed the bottle to his
wife. The wife laughed, shook her head, and also raised the
Resurrection |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: Preserving him as their own life immortal, the Gods possessed
the
wealth-bestowing Agni.
7 Now and of old the home of wealth, the mansion of what is
born and
what was born aforetime,
Guard of what is and what will be hereafter,-the Gods possessed
the
wealth bestowing Agni.
8 May the Wealth-Giver grant us conquering riches; may the
Wealth-Giver grant us wealth with heroes.
The Rig Veda |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln: the court or the judges. It is a duty from which they may not shrink
to decide cases properly brought before them, and it is no fault of
theirs if others seek to turn their decisions to political purposes.
One section of our country believes slavery is RIGHT, and ought
to be extended, while the other believes it is WRONG, and ought
not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute.
The fugitive-slave clause of the Constitution, and the law for the
suppression of the foreign slave-trade, are each as well enforced,
perhaps, as any law can ever be in a community where the moral
sense of the people imperfectly supports the law itself.
The great body of the people abide by the dry legal obligation
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