| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: LUK 20:29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a
wife, and died without children.
LUK 20:30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
LUK 20:31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also:
and they left no children, and died.
LUK 20:32 Last of all the woman died also.
LUK 20:33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for
seven had her to wife.
LUK 20:34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this
world marry, and are given in marriage:
LUK 20:35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum: forward to salute his monarch.
The King looked at him carefully and said:
"I want you to march this army through an underground tunnel, which
I am going to bore, to the Emerald City of Oz. When you get there I
want you to conquer the Oz people, destroy them and their city, and
bring all their gold and silver and precious stones back to my cavern.
Also you are to recapture my Magic Belt and return it to me. Will you
do this, General Crinkle?"
"No, your Majesty," replied the Nome; "for it can't be done."
"Oh indeed!" exclaimed the King. Then he turned to his servants and
said: "Please take General Crinkle to the torture chamber. There you
The Emerald City of Oz |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin: like a puff than a knock.
"It must be the wind," said Gluck; "nobody else would
venture to knock double knocks at our door."
No, it wasn't the wind; there it came again very hard, and,
what was particularly astounding, the knocker seemed to be in a
hurry and not to be in the least afraid of the consequences. Gluck
went to the window, opened it, and put his head out to see who it was.
It was the most extraordinary-looking little gentleman he had
ever seen in his life. He had a very large nose, slightly brass-
colored; his cheeks were very round and very red, and might have
warranted a supposition that he had been blowing a refractory fire
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