| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: compliment, for some of the poor and ignorant, as well as all the
children, in the neighbourhood, held him to be what is called
uncanny. He himself did not altogether discourage the idea; it
enlarged his very limited circle of power, and in so far
gratified his conceit; and it soothed his misanthropy, by
increasing his means of giving terror or pain. But even in a
rude Scottish glen thirty years back, the fear of sorcery was
very much out of date.
David Ritchie affected to frequent solitary scenes, especially
such as were supposed to be haunted, and valued himself upon his
courage in doing so. To be sure he had little chance of meeting
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Master Key by L. Frank Baum: reflected that the Demon ought to know what he was talking about, so
he did not venture to contradict him.
"It is really astonishing," continued the Apparition, "how little you
people have learned about electricity. It is an Earth element that
has existed since the Earth itself was formed, and if you but
understood its proper use humanity would be marvelously benefited in
many ways."
"We are, already," protested Rob; "our discoveries in electricity have
enabled us to live much more conveniently."
"Then imagine your condition were you able fully to control this great
element," replied the other, gravely. "The weaknesses and privations
The Master Key |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest: And four or five they reckon makes a large-sized family.
A dozen hungry youngsters at a table I have seen
And their daddy didn't grumble when they licked the platter clean.
Oh, I wonder how these mothers and these fathers up-to-date
Would like the job of buying little shoes for seven or eight.
We were eight around the table in those happy days back them,
Eight that cleaned our plates of pot-pie and then passed them up again;
Eight that needed shoes and stockings, eight to wash and put to bed,
And with mighty little money in the purse, as I have said,
But with all the care we brought them, and through all the days of stress,
I never heard my father or my mother wish for less.
Just Folks |
