| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: cross as ever, followed him.
But Ak was satisfied, knowing that he could rely on the promise of the
Prince, however grudgingly given; and Glossie and Flossie ran home,
kicking up their heels delightedly at every step.
"When is Christmas Eve?" Claus asked the Master.
"In about ten days," he replied.
"Then I can not use the deer this year," said Claus, thoughtfully,
"for I shall not have time enough to make my sackful of toys."
"The shrewd Prince foresaw that," responded Ak, "and therefore named
Christmas Eve as the day you might use the deer, knowing it would
cause you to lose an entire year."
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: says that he as good as made you an offer, and that you
received his advances in the kindest way; and now he
wants me to urge his suit, and say all manner of pretty
things to you. So it is in vain to affect ignorance."
Catherine, with all the earnestness of truth,
expressed her astonishment at such a charge, protesting
her innocence of every thought of Mr. Thorpe's being
in love with her, and the consequent impossibility of
her having ever intended to encourage him. "As to any
attentions on his side, I do declare, upon my honour,
I never was sensible of them for a moment--except just
Northanger Abbey |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson: with much difficulty and danger.
[Saturday, 19th Aug.]
For some days past the weather had been occasionally so
thick and foggy that no small difficulty was experienced in
going even between the rock and the tender, though quite at
hand. But the floating light's boat lost her way so far in
returning on board that the first land she made, after rowing
all night, was Fifeness, a distance of about fourteen miles.
The weather having cleared in the morning, the crew stood off
again for the floating light, and got on board in a half-
famished and much exhausted state, having been constantly
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