| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tono Bungay by H. G. Wells: "George," he whispered, and his weak little hand came out.
"PERHAPS--"
He said no more, but I perceived from the expression of his eyes
that he thought the question had been put.
"Yes, I think so;" I said stoutly.
"Aren't you sure?"
"Oh--practically sure," said I, and I think he tried to squeeze
my hand. And there I sat, holding his hand tight, and trying to
think what seeds of immortality could be found in all his being,
what sort of ghost there was in him to wander out into the bleak
immensities. Queer fancies came to me.... He lay still for a
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis: Swanson."
"Now, you stop teasing me!" But she beamed. "Let's dance a little. George,
you've got to dance with me."
Even as he protested, "Oh, you know what a rotten dancer I am!" he was
lumbering to his feet.
"I'll teach you. I can teach anybody."
Her eyes were moist, her voice was jagged with excitement. He was convinced
that he had won her. He clasped her, conscious of her smooth warmth, and
solemnly he circled in a heavy version of the one-step. He bumped into only
one or two people. "Gosh, I'm not doing so bad; hittin' 'em up like a regular
stage dancer!" he gloated; and she answered busily, "Yes--yes--I told you I
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from An Open Letter on Translating by Dr. Martin Luther: Band 30, Teil II, pp. 632-646
by Gary Mann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religion/Theology
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois
Preface
Wenceslas Link to all believers in Christ:
The wise Solomon says in Proverbs 11: "The people who withhold
grain curse him. But there is a blessing on those who sell it."
This verse speaks truly concerning all that can serve the common
good or the well-being of Christendom. This is the reason the
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