| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: 8 Eight steeds thou broughtest down from mighty heaven, when
fighting
for the well that giveth splendour,
That men might press with stones the gladdening yellow, strengthened
with milk, fermenting, to exalt thee.
9 Thou hurledst forth from heaven the iron missile, brought
by the
Skilful, from the sling of leather,
When thou, O Much-invoked, assisting Kutsa with endless deadly
darts
didst compass Susna.
The Rig Veda |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Psychology of Revolution by Gustave le Bon: for some time it allowed itself to be led away by the Mountain,
when the latter triumphed over its enemy. This was a natural
consequence of the law already stated, by which the weak
invariably fall under the dominion of the stronger wills.
The influence of great manipulators of men was displayed
in a high degree during the Convention. It was constantly led by
a violent minority of narrow minds, whose intense convictions
lent them great strength.
A brutal and audacious minority will always lead a fearful and
irresolute majority. This explains the constant tendency toward
extremes to be observed in all revolutionary assemblies. The
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave by Frederick Douglass: avoid detection, and all at once he would rise
nearly in our midst, and scream out, "Ha, ha!
Come, come! Dash on, dash on!" This being his
mode of attack, it was never safe to stop a single
minute. His comings were like a thief in the night.
He appeared to us as being ever at hand. He was
under every tree, behind every stump, in every bush,
and at every window, on the plantation. He would
sometimes mount his horse, as if bound to St. Mi-
chael's, a distance of seven miles, and in half an
hour afterwards you would see him coiled up in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave |
