| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: though he were indeed the mad king of Lutha and the
young girl at his side a princess.
From pitying the girl he had come to feel a little bit in
awe of her. To the best of his knowledge he had never be-
fore associated with a real princess. When he recalled that
he had treated her as he would an ordinary mortal, and that
he had thought her demented, and had tried to humor her
mad whims, he felt very foolish indeed.
Presently he turned a sheepish glance in her direction,
to find her looking at him. He saw her flush slightly as his
eyes met hers.
The Mad King |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind
it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
EZE 30:22 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against
Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that
which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
EZE 30:23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will
disperse them through the countries.
EZE 30:24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and
put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall
groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
EZE 30:25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry: are wisest. They are the magi.
End of this Project Gutenberg Etext of THE GIFT OF THE MAGI.
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