| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: JOH 12:28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from
heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
JOH 12:29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that
it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
JOH 12:30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me,
but for your sakes.
JOH 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of
this world be cast out.
JOH 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men
unto me.
JOH 12:33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton: after you went--so I sold that too. I never could sleep under much
clothes."
She became aware that her sister was looking at her more
attentively.
"I guess you've been in trouble too," Evelina said.
"Me? In trouble? What do you mean, Evelina?"
"You've had to pawn the things, I suppose," Evelina continued
in a weary unmoved tone. "Well, I've been through worse than that.
I've been to hell and back."
"Oh, Evelina--don't say it, sister!" Ann Eliza implored,
shrinking from the unholy word. She knelt down and began to rub
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen: "'But I did not know it was you. You arrived as soon as your letter, and you
were so handsome--that you still are--and had a long yellow silk handkerchief
round your neck, and a bran new hat on; oh, you were so dashing! Good heavens!
What weather it was, and what a state the street was in!'
"'And then we married,' said he. 'Don't you remember? And then we had our
first little boy, and then Mary, and Nicholas, and Peter, and Christian.'
"'Yes, and how they all grew up to be honest people, and were beloved by
everybody.'
" 'And their children also have children,' said the old sailor; 'yes, those
are our grand-children, full of strength and vigor. It was, methinks about
this season that we had our wedding.'
Fairy Tales |
