| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean
these stones?
JOS 4:22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over
this Jordan on dry land.
JOS 4:23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from
before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the
Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:
JOS 4:24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the
LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.
JOS 5:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which
were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum: the earth beyond gave way with a sudden crash and up leaped the powerful
form of the First and Foremost, followed by all his grim warriors.
As the leader sprang forward his gleaming eyes caught the play of the
fountain and he rushed toward it and drank eagerly of the sparkling
water. Many of the other Phanfasms drank, too, in order to clear
their dry and dusty throats. Then they stood around and looked at
one another with simple, wondering smiles.
The First and Foremost saw Ozma and her companions beyond the
fountain, but instead of making an effort to capture her he merely
stared at her in pleased admiration of her beauty--for he had
forgotten where he was and why he had come there.
The Emerald City of Oz |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Heart of the West by O. Henry: leaves.
Alvarita removed her hat, and undoing the oppressive convolutions of
her hair, began to slowly arrange it in two long, dusky plaits.
From the obscure depths of a thick clump of evergreen shrubs five feet
away, two small jewel-bright eyes were steadfastly regarding her.
Coiled there lay Kuku, the great python; Kuku, the magnificent, he of
the plated muzzle, the grooved lips, the eleven-foot stretch of
elegantly and brilliantly mottled skin. The great python was viewing
his mistress without a sound or motion to disclose his presence.
Perhaps the splendid truant forefelt his capture, but, screened by the
foliage, thought to prolong the delight of his escapade. What pleasure
Heart of the West |
