| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs: and a moment later he raised them and looked about him.
The first face he saw was Virginia's. It was full of
love and compassion.
"They have not told you yet?" he asked.
"Yes," she replied. "They have told me, but it makes
no difference. You have given me the right to say it,
Bulan, and I do say it now again, before them all--
I love you, and that is all there is that makes
any difference."
A look of happiness lighted his face momentarily, only
to fade as quickly as it had come.
The Monster Men |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Astoria by Washington Irving: folds before and behind, to the knee, so as to bear some
resemblance to a Roman toga.
The female dress consisted of the pau, a garment formed of a
piece of tappa, several yards in length and one in width, wrapped
round the waist, and reaching like a petticoat, to the knees.
Over this kihei, or mantle, larger than that of the men,
sometimes worn over both shoulders, like a shawl, sometimes over
one only. These mantles were seldom worn by either sex during the
heat of the day, when the exposure of their persons was at first
very revolting to a civilized eye.
Towards evening several of the partners and clerks went on shore,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum: JACK PUMPKINHEAD
Which Spoiled October 2nd.
On the third stone were carved these words:
Here Lies the Mortal Part of
JACK PUMPKINHEAD
Which Spoiled January 24th.
"Poor Jack!" sighed Dorothy. "I'm sorry he had to die in three
parts, for I hoped to see him again."
"So you shall," declared the Tin Woodman, "since he is still alive.
Come with me to his house, for Jack is now a farmer and lives in this
very pumpkin field."
The Road to Oz |
