| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: abomination that is consecrated to other than God. But he who is
forced, not wilfully nor transgressing,- then, verily, thy Lord is
forgiving and merciful.'
To those who were Jews did we prohibit everything that hath a
solid hoof; and of oxen and sheep did we prohibit to them the fat,
save what the backs of both do bear, or the inwards, or what is
mixed with bone; with that did we recompense them for their rebellion,
for, verily, we are true.
And if they give thee the lie, say, 'Your Lord is of ample mercy,
nor shall His violence be turned back from the sinful people.'
Those who associate others with God will say, 'Had God pleased, we
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Hero of Our Time by M.Y. Lermontov: side room. The manservant and a driver were
dragging portmanteaux into the room.
"I say, my man!" the staff-captain asked him:
"Whose is that marvellous carriage? -- Eh? --
A beautiful carriage!"
Without turning round the manservant
growled something to himself as he undid a
portmanteau. Maksim Maksimych grew angry.
"I am speaking to you, my friend!"
he said, touching the uncivil fellow on the
shoulder.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne: Maston abusing the learned Belfast as usual, who was by his
side; the secretary of the Gun Club maintaining for the
thousandth time that he had just seen the projectile, and adding
that he could see Michel Ardan's face looking through one of the
scuttles, at the same time enforcing his argument by a series of
gestures which his formidable hook rendered very unpleasant.
At this moment Belfast's servant appeared on the platform (it
was ten at night) and gave him a dispatch. It was the commander
of the Susquehanna's telegram.
Belfast tore the envelope and read, and uttered a cry.
"What!" said J. T. Maston.
From the Earth to the Moon |
