The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Poems by Bronte Sisters: And lit my altered eye with sneers.
Then "Bless the friendly dust," I said,
"That hides thy unlamented head!
Vain as thou wert, and weak as vain,
The slave of Falsehood, Pride, and Pain--
My heart has nought akin to thine;
Thy soul is powerless over mine."
But these were thoughts that vanished too;
Unwise, unholy, and untrue:
Do I despise the timid deer,
Because his limbs are fleet with fear?
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: NUM 27:19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the
congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
NUM 27:20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all
the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
NUM 27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask
counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word
shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all
the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
NUM 27:22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua,
and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
NUM 27:23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Domestic Peace by Honore de Balzac: "Yes, very much, monsieur."
At this strange reply their eyes met. The young man, surprised by the
earnest accent, which aroused a vague hope in his heart, had suddenly
questioned the lady's eyes.
"Then, madame, am I not overbold in offering myself to be your partner
for the next quadrille?'
Artless confusion colored the Countess' white cheeks.
"But, monsieur, I have already refused one partner--a military
man----"
"Was it that tall cavalry colonel whom you see over there?"
"Precisely so."
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