| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from God The Invisible King by H. G. Wells: Let him add only one other note of explanation in this preface, and
that is to remark that except for one incidental passage (in Chapter
IV., 1), nowhere does he discuss the question of personal
immortality. [It is discussed in "First and Last Things," Book IV,
4.] He omits this question because he does not consider that it has
any more bearing upon the essentials of religion, than have the
theories we may hold about the relation of God and the moral law to
the starry universe. The latter is a question for the theologian,
the former for the psychologist. Whether we are mortal or immortaea of this book very roughly, these two
antagonistic typical conceptions of God may be best contrasted by
speaking of one of them as God-as-Nature or the Creator, and of the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: fierce countenance, and evil eyes. A curly black beard
flowed over his chest. With his war costume, coat of mail
of gold and silver, cross-belt and scabbard glistening with
precious stones, boots with golden spurs, helmet ornamented
with an aigrette of brilliant diamonds, Feofar presented an
aspect rather strange than imposing for a Tartar Sardana-
palus, an undisputed sovereign, who directs at his pleasure
the life and fortune of his subjects.
When Ivan Ogareff appeared, the great dignitaries re-
mained seated on their gold-embroidered cushions; but
Feofar rose from a rich divan which occupied the back
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad: unreasonable time. Yes, I distinctly hoped. . . .
But not a bit of it. When I presented my self to be examined for
master the examiner who received me was short, plump, with a
round, soft face in gray, fluffy whiskers, and fresh, loquacious
lips.
He commenced operations with an easy going "Let's see. H'm.
Suppose you tell me all you know of charter-parties." He kept it
up in that style all through, wandering off in the shape of
comment into bits out of his own life, then pulling himself up
short and returning to the business in hand. It was very
interesting. "What's your idea of a jury-rudder now?" he
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