| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart: He gave up at last, having learned certain unimportant facts: that
the recluse had led a lonely life; that he had never tried to make
the place more than carry itself; that he was a student, and that
he had no other peculiarities.
"Did he ever say anything that would lead you to believe that he had
any family, outside of his brother and sister? That is, any direct
heir?" Bassett asked.
"He never talked about himself," said Jake. "If that's all, Mr.
Wasson, I've got a steer bogged down in the north pasture and I'll
be going."
On the Wassons' invitation he remained to lunch, and when the ranch
The Breaking Point |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy: it was only too natural. There, you see that at any
rate I do not attempt untruths. Do you remember how,
before we were married, I warned you that I had not good
wifely qualities?"
"You mock me to say that now. On that point at least
the only noble course would be to hold your tongue,
for you are still queen of me, Eustacia, though I may no
longer be king of you."
"You are my husband. Does not that content you?"
"Not unless you are my wife without regret."
"I cannot answer you. I remember saying that I should
Return of the Native |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Witch, et. al by Anton Chekhov: played the concertina. And on the other side of the river a kiln
for baking pots was lighted, too, and the girls sang songs, and
in the distance the singing sounded soft and musical. The
peasants were noisy in and about the tavern. They were singing
with drunken voices, each on his own account, and swearing at one
another, so that Olga could only shudder and say:
"Oh, holy Saints!"
She was amazed that the abuse was incessant, and those who were
loudest and most persistent in this foul language were the old
men who were so near their end. And the girls and children heard
the swearing, and were not in the least disturbed by it, and it
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