| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Arizona Nights by Stewart Edward White: "Well, 'pon honour, you're a queer chap. What do you mean?"
"I mean that if you hire any of those men to guide you in the
mountains, you'll be outrageously cheated, and will be lucky if
you're not gobbled by Apaches."
"Do you do any guiding yourself, now?" he asked, most innocent of
manner.
But I flared up.
"You damn ungrateful pup," I said, "go to the devil in your
own way," and turned square on my heel.
But the young man was at my elbow, his hand on my shoulder.
"Oh, I say now, I'm sorry. I didn't rightly understand. Do
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Awakening & Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin: "Yonda, La Folle done cross de bayou!"
Children, old men, old women, young ones with infants in their
arms, flocked to doors and windows to see this awe-inspiring
spectacle. Most of them shuddered with superstitious dread of what
it might portend. "She totin' Cheri!" some of them shouted.
Some of the more daring gathered about her, and followed at
her heels, only to fall back with new terror when she turned her
distorted face upon them. Her eyes were bloodshot and the saliva
had gathered in a white foam on her black lips.
Some one had run ahead of her to where P'tit Maitre sat with
his family and guests upon the gallery.
Awakening & Selected Short Stories |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: with store of heroes,
Because the men have sent you praise, O Asvins, and Ajamilhas
come to
the laudation.
7 Whene'er I gratified you here together, your grace was given
us, O
ye rich in booty.
Protect, ye Twain, the singer of your praises: to you, Nasatyas,
is my
wish directed.
The Rig Veda |
