| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: AMO 3:4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a
young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
AMO 3:5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for
him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at
all?
AMO 3:6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be
afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
AMO 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his
secret unto his servants the prophets.
AMO 3:8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath
spoken, who can but prophesy?
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso: I
While thus their work went on with lucky speed,
And reared rams their horned fronts advance,
The Ancient Foe to man, and mortal seed,
His wannish eyes upon them bent askance;
And when he saw their labors well succeed,
He wept for rage, and threatened dire mischance.
He choked his curses, to himself he spake,
Such noise wild bulls that softly bellow make.
II
At last resolving in his damned thought
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Damaged Goods by Upton Sinclair: least bit in love?"
"Why no--I don't think so," George stammered, becoming conscious
of a sudden rise of temperature in his cheeks.
"Because," said his mother, "it is really time that you were
settled in life. Your father said that we should have seen to it
before, and now it is my duty to see to it. It is not good for
you to live alone so long."
"But, mother, I have YOU," said George generously.
"Some day the Lord may take me away," was the reply. "I am
getting old. And, George, dear--" Here suddenly her voice began
to tremble with feeling-- "I would like to see my baby
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