| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Poems of William Blake by William Blake: Thel enter'd in & saw the secrets of the land unknown;
She saw the couches of the dead, & where the fibrous roots
Of every heart on earth infixes deep its restless twists:
A land of sorrows & of tears where never smile was seen.
She wandered in the land of clouds thro' valleys dark, listning
Dolors & lamentations: waiting oft beside the dewy grave
She stood in silence, listning to the voices of the ground,
Till to her own grave plot she came, & there she sat down.
And heard this voice of sorrow breathed from the hollow pit.
Why cannot the Ear be closed to its own destruction?
Or the glistening Eye to the poison of a smile!
Poems of William Blake |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin: But we always unconsciously prepare ourselves for any great exertion,
as formerly explained, by first taking a deep and full inspiration,
and we consequently open our mouths. If no exertion follows, and we
still remain astonished, we cease for a time to breathe, or breathe as
quietly as possible, in order that every sound may be distinctly heard.
Or again, if our attention continues long and earnestly absorbed, all our
muscles become relaxed, and the jaw, which was at first suddenly opened,
remains dropped. Thus several causes concur towards this same movement,
whenever surprise, astonishment, or amazement is felt.
Although when thus affected, our mouths are generally opened,
yet the lips are often a little protruded. This fact reminds
Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy: the gang, which, with its grey cloaks and sheepskin coats, chains
and manacles, stretched over three-quarters of a mile of the
road. On the opposite side of the road Nekhludoff noticed
Katusha's blue shawl, Vera Doukhova's black coat, and Simonson's
crochet cap, white worsted stockings, with bands, like those of
sandals, tied round him. Simonson was walking with the woman and
carrying on a heated discussion.
When they saw Nekhludoff they bowed to him, and Simonson raised
his hat in a solemn manner. Nekhludoff, having nothing to say,
did not stop, and was soon ahead of the carts. Having got again
on to a smoother part of the road, they drove still more quickly,
Resurrection |
