| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy: crowd.
"Move on. No standing about here," he shouted to the crowd,
before he knew what had attracted it.
When he came near and saw the dying convict, he made a sign of
approval with his head, just as if he had quite expected it, and,
turning to the policeman, said, "How is this?"
The policeman said that, as a gang of prisoners was passing, one
of the convicts had fallen down, and the convoy officer had
ordered him to be left behind.
"Well, that's all right. He must be taken to the police station.
Call an isvostchik."
Resurrection |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling: of my paw and came away. And because I had learned the ways of
men, I became more terrible in the jungle than Shere Khan. Is it
not so?"
"Yes," said Mowgli, "all the jungle fear Bagheera--all
except Mowgli."
"Oh, thou art a man's cub," said the Black Panther very
tenderly. "And even as I returned to my jungle, so thou must go
back to men at last--to the men who are thy brothers--if thou
art not killed in the Council."
"But why--but why should any wish to kill me?" said Mowgli.
"Look at me," said Bagheera. And Mowgli looked at him
The Jungle Book |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: Morcerf was so completely overwhelmed by this great and
unexpected calamity that he could scarcely stammer a few
words as he looked around on the assembly. This timidity,
which might proceed from the astonishment of innocence as
well as the shame of guilt, conciliated some in his favor;
for men who are truly generous are always ready to
compassionate when the misfortune of their enemy surpasses
the limits of their hatred.
The president put it to the vote, and it was decided that
the investigation should take place. The count was asked
what time he required to prepare his defence. Morcerf's
The Count of Monte Cristo |
