| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Youth by Joseph Conrad: where men and sea interpenetrate, so to speak--the sea
entering into the life of most men, and the men know-
ing something or everything about the sea, in the way
of amusement, of travel, or of bread-winning.
We were sitting round a mahogany table that reflected
the bottle, the claret-glasses, and our faces as we leaned
on our elbows. There was a director of companies, an
accountant, a lawyer, Marlow, and myself. The direc-
tor had been a CONWAY boy, the accountant had served
four years at sea, the lawyer--a fine crusted Tory, High
Churchman, the best of old fellows, the soul of honor--
Youth |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: neck."
He looked, half-pleading toward Newmark. Newmark made no sign.
"I know that's the way it might be. A man thinks he's mighty brave;
and so he is, as long as he can see what's coming, and get ready for
it. But some day an emergency just comes up and touches him on the
shoulder, and he turns around and sees it all of a sudden. Then he
finds he's a coward. It's pretty hard for me to understand
dishonesty, or how a man can be dishonest. I've tried, but I can't
do it. Crookedness isn't my particular kind of fault. But I do
know this: that we every one of us have something to be forgiven for
by some one. I guess I've got a temper that makes me pretty sorry
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her
multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the
wages for his army.
EZE 29:20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith
he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.
EZE 29:21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to
bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of
them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
EZE 30:1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
EZE 30:2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl
ye, Woe worth the day!
King James Bible |
