| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: second year of Darius the king.
HAG 2:1 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the
month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,
HAG 2:2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the
residue of the people, saying,
HAG 2:3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory?
and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as
nothing?
HAG 2:4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong,
O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from An Historical Mystery by Honore de Balzac: recovering from the pain of the blow, caught Mademoiselle de Cinq-
Cygne by both hands, and held her.
"Do not compel me to use force against you," he said, with withering
politeness.
Peyrade's action had extinguished the fire by the natural process of
suppressing the air.
"Gendarmes! here!" he cried, still occupying his ridiculous position.
"Will you promise to behave yourself?" said Corentin, insolently,
addressing Laurence, and picking up his dagger, but not committing the
great fault of threatening her with it.
"The secrets of that box do not concern the government," she answered,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Simple Soul by Gustave Flaubert: men. A crowd of people followed, jammed between the walls of the
houses hung with white sheets; at last the procession arrived at the
foot of the hill.
A cold sweat broke out on Felicite's forehead. Mother Simon wiped it
away with a cloth, saying inwardly that some day she would have to go
through the same thing herself.
The murmur of the crowd grew louder, was very distinct for a moment
and then died away. A volley of musketry shook the window-panes. It
was the postilions saluting the Sacrament. Felicite rolled her eyes,
and said as loudly as she could:
"Is he all right?" meaning the parrot.
A Simple Soul |
