| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Art of War by Sun Tzu: other CHUAN besides. This has brought forth a theory, that the
bulk of these 82 chapters consisted of other writings of Sun Tzu
-- we should call them apocryphal -- similar to the WEN TA, of
which a specimen dealing with the Nine Situations [15] is
preserved in the T`UNG TIEN, and another in Ho Shin's commentary.
It is suggested that before his interview with Ho Lu, Sun Tzu had
only written the 13 chapters, but afterwards composed a sort of
exegesis in the form of question and answer between himself and
the King. Pi I-hsun, the author of the SUN TZU HSU LU, backs
this up with a quotation from the WU YUEH CH`UN CH`IU: "The King
of Wu summoned Sun Tzu, and asked him questions about the art of
The Art of War |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay: The situation grew steadily worse. Maryland refused to allow
United States soldiers to cross her territory, and the first
attempt to bring troops through Baltimore from the North ended in
a bloody riot, and the burning of railroad bridges to prevent
help from reaching Washington. For three days Washington was
entirely cut off from the North, either by telegraph or mail.
General Scott hastily prepared the city for a siege, taking
possession of all the large supplies of flour and provisions in
town, and causing the Capitol and other public buildings to be
barricaded. Though President Lincoln did not doubt the final
arrival of help, he, like everyone else, was very anxious, and
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Cromwell by William Shakespeare: The Fox fares better still when he is curst.
[Enter Master Bowser, a Merchant.]
GOVERNOUR.
Master Bowser! you're welcome, sir, from England.
What's the best news? how doth all our friends?
BOWSER.
They are all well and do commend them to you:
There's letters from your brother and your son:
So fair you well, sir; I must take my leave.
My haste and business doth require such.
GOVERNOUR.
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