| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Illustrious Gaudissart by Honore de Balzac: Finally the pair returned, walking with the eager step of men who were
in haste to finish up a matter of business.
"He has got the better of the Parisian, damn him!" cried Vernier.
And so it was. To the huge delight of the lunatic our illustrious
Gaudissart sat down at a card-table and wrote an order for the
delivery of the two casks of wine. Margaritis, having carefully read
it over, counted out seven francs for his subscription to the
"Children's Journal" and gave them to the traveller.
"Adieu until to-morrow, Monsieur," said Gaudissart, twisting his
watch-key. "I shall have the honor to call for you to-morrow.
Meantime, send the wine at once to Paris to the address I have given
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: tyrant! Behind such a one is hell, and he shall be given to drink
liquid pus! He shall try to swallow it, but cannot gulp it down; and
death shall come upon him from every place, and yet he shall not
die; and behind him shall be rigorous woe!
The likeness of those who disbelieve on their Lord,- their works are
as ashes whereon the wind blows fiercely on a stormy day. They have no
power at all over that which they have earned.- That is the remote
error!
Dost not thou see that God created the heavens and the earth in
truth? If He please He can take you off and bring a new creation;
nor is that hard for God!
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln: laws of the Union be faithfully executed in all the States.
Doing this I deem to be only a simple duty on my part;
and I shall perform it so far as practicable, unless my
rightful masters, the American people, shall withhold the
requisite means, or in some authoritative manner direct the contrary.
I trust this will not be regarded as a menace, but only as the
declared purpose of the Union that it WILL Constitutionally
defend and maintain itself.
In doing this there needs to be no bloodshed or violence; and there
shall be none, unless it be forced upon the national authority.
The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess
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