| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Aesop's Fables by Aesop: we are both satisfied why should not we be friends again?"
"No, no," said the Serpent; "take away your gifts; you can
never forget the death of your son, nor I the loss of my tail."
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a
visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this
cousin, but he loved his town friend and made him heartily
welcome. Beans and bacon, cheese and bread, were all he had to
offer, but he offered them freely. The Town Mouse rather turned
up his long nose at this country fare, and said: "I cannot
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from De Profundis by Oscar Wilde: scene is no more than the slaying of an ox is to the butcher, or
the felling of a tree to the charcoal burner in the forest, or the
fall of a flower to one who is mowing down the grass with a scythe.
Great passions are for the great of soul, and great events can be
seen only by those who are on a level with them.
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I know of nothing in all drama more incomparable from the point of
view of art, nothing more suggestive in its subtlety of
observation, than Shakespeare's drawing of Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern. They are Hamlet's college friends. They have been
his companions. They bring with them memories of pleasant days
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost: brought me hither, and am preparing to continue the journey on foot."
Although he seemed to recite this story tranquilly enough, I
observed the tears start to his eyes as he concluded. This
adventure struck me as being not less singular than it was
affecting. "I do not press you," said I to him, to make me the
confidant of your secrets; but if I can be of use to you in any
way, I gladly tender you my services." "Alas!" replied he,
"I see not the slightest ray of hope. I must reconcile myself
to my destiny in all its rigour. I shall go to America: there,
at least, I may be free to live with her I love. I have written
to a friend, who will send me money to Havre-de-Grace. My only
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