| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Philebus by Plato: public, are hardly perceived by us; but in the conflict of reason and
passion they assert their authority and are not overcome without remorse.
Such is a brief outline of the history of our moral ideas. We have to
distinguish, first of all, the manner in which they have grown up in the
world from the manner in which they have been communicated to each of us.
We may represent them to ourselves as flowing out of the boundless ocean of
language and thought in little rills, which convey them to the heart and
brain of each individual. But neither must we confound the theories or
aspects of morality with the origin of our moral ideas. These are not the
roots or 'origines' of morals, but the latest efforts of reflection, the
lights in which the whole moral world has been regarded by different
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The White Moll by Frank L. Packard: late, then - already too late! They were here ahead of her - and
on guard after all! A man's form, appearing suddenly out of the
darkness but a few feet away, was making quickly toward her. She
wrenched her automatic from her pocket. The touch of the weapon
in her hand restored her self-control.
"Don't come any nearer!" she cried out sharply. "I will fire if
you do!"
And then the man spoke.
"It's you, ain't it?" he called in guarded eagerness. "It's the
White Moll, ain't it? Thank God, it's you!"
Her extended hand with the automatic fell to her side. She had
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: a large and powerful man -- about the height of the ape-man
but much heavier. He saw that neither threats nor pleas would
avail him and so he prepared to fight as a cornered rat fights
for its life with all the maniacal rage, cunning, and ferocity
that the first law of nature imparts to many beasts.
Lowering his bull head he charged for the ape-man and
in the center of the floor the two clinched. There they stood
locked and swaying for a moment until Tarzan succeeded in
forcing his antagonist backward over a table which crashed to
the floor, splintered by the weight of the two heavy bodies.
The girl stood watching the battle with wide eyes. She saw
Tarzan the Untamed |
