| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Symposium by Xenophon: Aristot. "Eth. N." iv. 4. 4; x. 9. 3.
[28] Lit. "they feel most awe of what they most desire."
[29] Cf. "Mem." I. iii. 9.
Cease, therefore, your perplexity, O Socrates, abandon fears and
doubts, believe and know that this thing of which I make great boast,
my beauty, has power to confer some benefit on humankind.
Once more, let no man dare dishonour beauty, merely because the flower
of it soon fades, since even as a child has growth in beauty, so is it
with the stripling, the grown man, the reverend senior.[30] And this
the proof of my contention. Whom do we choose to bear the sacred
olive-shoot[31] in honour of Athena?--whom else save beautiful old
The Symposium |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from In Darkest England and The Way Out by General William Booth: minister, friend of his family, tried to reclaim him, but
unsuccessfully. He entered the Prison Gate Home, became thoroughly
saved, distributed handbills for the Home, and ultimately got work in a
large printing and publishing works, where, after three years' service,
he now occupies a most responsible position. Is an elder in the
Presbyterian Church, restored to his family, and the possessor of a
happy home.
W. C., a native of London, a good-for-nothing lad, idle and dissolute.
When leaving England his father warned him that if he didn't alter he'd
end his days on the gallows. Served various sentences on all sorts of
charges. Over six years ago we took him in hand, admitted him into
In Darkest England and The Way Out |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Gobseck by Honore de Balzac: not belong to her family circle. A young and good-looking man heard
the clock strike, and took his leave. When the courtyard echoed with
the sound of a departing carriage, the Vicomtesse looked up, saw that
no one was present save her brother and a friend of the family
finishing their game of piquet, and went across to her daughter. The
girl, standing by the chimney-piece, apparently examining a
transparent fire-screen, was listening to the sounds from the
courtyard in a way that justified certain maternal fears.
"Camille," said the Vicomtesse, "if you continue to behave to young
Comte de Restaud as you have done this evening, you will oblige me to
see no more of him here. Listen, child, and if you have any confidence
Gobseck |
