| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson: he lookit at, "I hear you skirl and laugh," he says, "but the Lord has
a deid shot prepared for you, and at that surprising judgment ye shall
skirl but the ae time!" Shortly thereafter she was daundering on the
craigs wi' twa-three sodgers, and it was a blawy day. There cam a
gowst of wind, claught her by the coats, and awa' wi' her bag and
baggage. And it was remarked by the sodgers that she gied but the ae
skirl.
Nae doubt this judgment had some weicht upon Tam Dale; but it passed
again and him none the better. Ae day he was flyting wi' anither
sodger-lad. "Deil hae me!" quo' Tam, for he was a profane swearer.
And there was Peden glowering at him, gash an' waefu'; Peden wi' his
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: compass what they do!
Here are ye, wrangling for them about this world's life;- but who
shall wrangle with God for them on the day of judgment, or who shall
be a guardian over them?
Yet whoso does evil and wrongs himself, and then asks pardon of God,
shall find God forgiving and merciful; and whoso commits a crime, he
only commits it against himself, for God is knowing, wise.
And whoso commits a fault or a sin and throws it on the innocent, he
hath to bear a calumny and a manifest sin.
Were it not for God's grace upon thee, and His mercy, a party of
them would have tried to lead thee astray; but they only lead
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce: sentinels fired again, independently and ineffectually.
The hunted man saw all this over his shoulder; he was now
swimming vigorously with the current. His brain was as
energetic as his arms and legs; he thought with the rapidity
of lightning:
"The officer," he reasoned, "will not make that martinet's
error a second time. It is as easy to dodge a volley as a
single shot. He has probably already given the command to
fire at will. God help me, I cannot dodge them all!"
An appalling splash within two yards of him was followed by a
loud, rushing sound, DIMINUENDO, which seemed to travel back
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge |
