| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas: The king pointed this out.
"Sire," said Athos, "we foresaw this; and if Lord Winter's
men but do their duty, we are saved, instead of lost."
At this moment they heard above all the galloping and
neighing of the horses Winter's voice crying out:
"Sword in hand!"
At these words every sword was drawn, and glittered in the
air like lightning.
"Now, gentlemen," said the king in his turn, excited by this
sight, "come, gentlemen, sword in hand!"
But Aramis and Athos were the only ones to obey this command
Twenty Years After |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The United States Constitution: United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years,
in such Manner as they shall by law Direct. The number of
Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand,
but each State shall have at least one Representative;
and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire
shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six,
New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six,
Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive
Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
The United States Constitution |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Chapter 1
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a large fortune must be in want of a wife.
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may
be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well
fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is
considered the rightful property of someone or other of their
daughters.
"My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you
Pride and Prejudice |
