| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: attain to such prayer, blessed shalt thou be; for it is
impossible for a man praying and calling upon God with such
purpose not to advance daily in that which is good, and soar over
all the snares of the enemy. For, as saith one of the Saints,
'He that hath made fervent his understanding, and hath lift up
his soul and migrated to heaven, and hath thus called upon his
Master, and remembered his own sins, and spoken concerning the
forgiveness of the same, and with hot tears hath besought the
Lover of mankind to be merciful to him: such an one, I say, by
his continuance in such words and considerations, layeth aside
every care of this life, and waxeth superior to human passions,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Wheels of Chance by H. G. Wells: to-day, all to-morrow, perhaps for other days after that. Of
talking to her familiarly, being brother of all her slender
strength and freshness, of having a golden, real, and wonderful
time beyond all his imaginings. His old familiar fancyings gave
place to anticipations as impalpable and fluctuating and
beautiful as the sunset of a summer day.
At Havant he took an opportunity to purchase, at small
hairdresser's in the main street, a toothbrush,pair of nail
scissors, and a little bottle of stuff to darken the moustache,
an article the shopman introduced to his attention, recommended
highly, and sold in the excitement of the occasion.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum: "We are on our way to the Emerald City to see the Great Oz,"
she answered, "and we stopped at your cottage to pass the night."
"Why do you wish to see Oz?" he asked.
"I want him to send me back to Kansas, and the Scarecrow wants
him to put a few brains into his head," she replied.
The Tin Woodman appeared to think deeply for a moment. Then he said:
"Do you suppose Oz could give me a heart?"
"Why, I guess so," Dorothy answered. "It would be as easy as
to give the Scarecrow brains."
"True," the Tin Woodman returned. "So, if you will allow me
to join your party, I will also go to the Emerald City and ask Oz
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