| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Professor by Charlotte Bronte: remember, too, that things are on a practical footing in my
establishment--business-like habits, feelings, and ideas, suit
me best. Do you understand?"
"Partly," I replied. "I suppose you mean that I am to do my work
for my wages; not to expect favour from you, and not to depend on
you for any help but what I earn; that suits me exactly, and on
these terms I will consent to be your clerk."
I turned on my heel, and walked to the window; this time I did
not consult his face to learn his opinion: what it was I do not
know, nor did I then care. After a silence of some minutes he
recommenced:--
The Professor |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Anthem by Ayn Rand: by the toil of my own hands. I shall
learn many secrets from my books.
Through the years ahead, I shall rebuild
the achievements of the past,
and open the way to carry them further,
the achievements which are open to me,
but closed forever to my brothers,
for their minds are shackled to the
weakest and dullest ones among them.
I have learned that my power of the sky
was known to men long ago; they called
Anthem |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson: Some half a mile beyond the borders of the wood the lights of
the 'Green Dragon' hove in sight, and running close beside
them, very faint in the dying dusk, the pale ribbon of the
Great North Road. It was the back of the post-house that was
presented to Nance Holdaway; and as she continued to draw
near and the night to fall more completely, she became aware
of an unusual brightness and bustle. A post-chaise stood in
the yard, its lamps already lighted: light shone hospitably
in the windows and from the open door; moving lights and
shadows testified to the activity of servants bearing
lanterns. The clank of pails, the stamping of hoofs on the
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