| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: were behind all the house of Judah.
NEH 4:17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens,
with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the
work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
NEH 4:18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side,
and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
NEH 4:19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest
of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon
the wall, one far from another.
NEH 4:20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet,
resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from When the World Shook by H. Rider Haggard: for us poor creatures!"
Chapter VI
Land
At last the electric light really went out. I had looked at my
watch just before this happened and wound it up, which, Bickley
remarked, was superfluous and a waste of energy. It then marked
3.20 in the morning. We had wedged Bastin, who was now snoring
comfortably, into his berth, with pillows, and managed to tie a
cord over him--no, it was a large bath towel, fixing one end of
it to the little rack over his bed and the other to its
framework. As for ourselves, we lay down on the floor between the
When the World Shook |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Fisherman's Luck by Henry van Dyke: flames have a pleasant savour to the tongue. The leaves of the
sassafras are full of spice, and the bark of the black-birch twigs
holds a fine cordial. Crinkle-root is spicy, but you must partake
of it delicately, or it will bite your tongue. Spearmint and
peppermint never lose their charm for the palate that still
remembers the delights of youth. Wild sorrel has an agreeable,
sour, shivery flavour. Even the tender stalk of a young blade of
grass is a thing that can be chewed by a person of childlike mind
with much contentment.
But, after all, these are only relishes. They whet the appetite
more than they appease it. There should be something to eat, in the
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