| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: "As many thousands as you give me hundreds! Truly, it is
only bastards who are thus fortunate. Five thousand francs
per month! What the devil can you do with all that?"
"Oh, it is no trouble to spend that; and I am like you, I
want capital."
"Capital? -- yes -- I understand -- every one would like
capital."
"Well, and I shall get it."
"Who will give it to you -- your prince?"
"Yes, my prince. But unfortunately I must wait."
"You must wait for what?" asked Caderousse.
The Count of Monte Cristo |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: against us, or that he may be outrageous.'
He said, 'Fear not; verily, I am with you twain. I hear and see!
'So come ye to him and say, "Verily, we are the apostles of thy
Lord; send then the children of Israel with us; and do not torment
them. We have brought thee a sign from thy Lord, and peace be upon him
who follows the guidance!
'"Verily, we are inspired that the torment will surely come upon him
who calls us liars and turns his back."'
Said he, 'And who is your Lord, O Moses?'
He said, 'Our Lord is He who gave everything its creation, then
guided it.'
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: composure. "You mean to say that I'm not as desirable a match as
you thought me?"
"Yes; that's what I do mean," he answered resolutely. "I won't go
into what's happened. I don't believe the stories about you--I
don't WANT to believe them. But they're there, and my not
believing them ain't going to alter the situation."
She flushed to her temples, but the extremity of her need checked
the retort on her lip and she continued to face him composedly.
"If they are not true," she said, "doesn't THAT alter the
situation?"
He met this with a steady gaze of his small stock-taking eyes,
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