| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: O ye who believe! obey God and His Apostle, and turn not from Him
while ye hear, and be not like those who say, 'We hear,' and yet
they hear not.
Verily, the worst of beasts in God's sight are the deaf, the dumb
who do not understand. Had God known any good in them, He would have
made them hear; but had He made them hear, they would have turned back
and have swerved aside.
O ye who believe! answer God and His Apostle when He calls you to
that which quickens you; and know that God steps in between man and
his heart; and that to Him ye shall be gathered. And fear
temptation, which will not light especially on those of you who have
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo: "She will!" replied Father Fauchelevent, falling into step,
and striving not to flinch again.
"Father Fauvent, the community has been blessed in Mother Crucifixion.
No doubt, it is not granted to every one to die, like Cardinal
de Berulle, while saying the holy mass, and to breathe forth their
souls to God, while pronouncing these words: Hanc igitur oblationem.
But without attaining to such happiness, Mother Crucifixion's
death was very precious. She retained her consciousness to the
very last moment. She spoke to us, then she spoke to the angels.
She gave us her last commands. If you had a little more faith,
and if you could have been in her cell, she would have cured your leg
Les Miserables |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Statesman by Plato: STRANGER: Yes, quite right; for how can he sit at every man's side all
through his life, prescribing for him the exact particulars of his duty?
Who, Socrates, would be equal to such a task? No one who really had the
royal science, if he had been able to do this, would have imposed upon
himself the restriction of a written law.
YOUNG SOCRATES: So I should infer from what has now been said.
STRANGER: Or rather, my good friend, from what is going to be said.
YOUNG SOCRATES: And what is that?
STRANGER: Let us put to ourselves the case of a physician, or trainer, who
is about to go into a far country, and is expecting to be a long time away
from his patients--thinking that his instructions will not be remembered
Statesman |
