| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Wife, et al by Anton Chekhov: softly, looking reflectively into the fire. "What a life it might
have been! There's no bringing it back now."
Any one who has lived in the country in winter and knows those
long dreary, still evenings when even the dogs are too bored to
bark and even the clocks seem weary of ticking, and any one who
on such evenings has been troubled by awakening conscience and
has moved restlessly about, trying now to smother his conscience,
now to interpret it, will understand the distraction and the
pleasure my wife's voice gave me as it sounded in the snug little
room, telling me I was a bad man. I did not understand what was
wanted of me by my conscience, and my wife, translating it in her
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Merry Men by Robert Louis Stevenson: believe him, so implicit is my trust, I should conclude that he had
acted for the best.'
'Well, well,' said Casimir, indulgently. 'Have you a light? I
must be going. And by the way, I wish you would let me sell your
Turks for you. I always told you, it meant smash. I tell you so
again. Indeed, it was partly that that brought me down. You never
acknowledge my letters - a most unpardonable habit.'
'My good brother,' replied the Doctor blandly, 'I have never denied
your ability in business; but I can perceive your limitations.'
'Egad, my friend, I can return the compliment,' observed the man of
business. 'Your limitation is to be downright irrational.'
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare: Rust, sword! cool, blushes! and, Parolles, live
Safest in shame! being fool'd, by foolery thrive.
There's place and means for every man alive.
I'll after them.
[Exit.]
SCENE 4. Florence. A room in the Widow's house.
[Enter HELENA, Widow, and DIANA.]
HELENA.
That you may well perceive I have not wrong'd you!
One of the greatest in the Christian world
Shall be my surety; 'fore whose throne 'tis needful,
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