| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini: "It might be well, an it please Your Grace," said he, "to waive the
point, and let us come to those matters which are of greater moment.
Let him tell Your Grace how he came by the letter."
"Aye," said Albemarle. "We do but waste time. Tell us, then, how came
the letter into your hands?"
"With Sir Rowland, here, I robbed the courier as he was riding from
Taunton to Bridgwater."
Albemarle laughed, and Sir Edward smiled. "You robbed him, eh?" said
His Grace. "Very well. But how did it happen that you knew he had
the letter upon him, or was it that you were playing the hightobymen,
and that in robbing him you hoped to find other matters?"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling: you alone. In another five years you ought to be able to fight
for yourself." Even gentle Matkah, his mother, said: "You will
never be able to stop the killing. Go and play in the sea,
Kotick." And Kotick went off and danced the Fire-dance with a
very heavy little heart.
That autumn he left the beach as soon as he could, and set off
alone because of a notion in his bullet-head. He was going to
find Sea Cow, if there was such a person in the sea, and he was
going to find a quiet island with good firm beaches for seals to
live on, where men could not get at them. So he explored and
explored by himself from the North to the South Pacific, swimming
The Jungle Book |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: come to thee from thy Lord, be not then of those who are in doubt. And
be not of those who say the signs of God are lies, or thou wilt be
of those who lose! Verily, those against whom God's word is pronounced
will not believe, even though there come to them every sign, until
they see the grievous woe. Were it not so, a city would have
believed and its faith would have profited it. But (none did) except
the people of Jonas; when they believed we removed from them the
torment of disgrace in this world, and we gave them provision for a
while. But had thy Lord pleased, all who are in the earth would have
believed altogether; as for thee, wilt thou force men to become
believers?
The Koran |
