| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Iliad by Homer: fight. Next to him, yellow-haired Menelaus son of Atreus rose and
yoked his fleet horses, Agamemnon's mare Aethe, and his own horse
Podargus. The mare had been given to Agamemnon by Echepolus son
of Anchises, that he might not have to follow him to Ilius, but
might stay at home and take his ease; for Jove had endowed him
with great wealth and he lived in spacious Sicyon. This mare, all
eager for the race, did Menelaus put under the yoke.
Fourth in order Antilochus, son to noble Nestor son of Neleus,
made ready his horses. These were bred in Pylos, and his father
came up to him to give him good advice of which, however, he
stood in but little need. "Antilochus," said Nestor, "you are
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: that these neighbors were held in check by fear. Mrs. Laramie
was ill; the shock of her husband's death was hard on her; and
she had been left almost destitute with five children. Duane
rented a small adobe house on the outskirts of town and moved
the family into it. Then he played the part of provider and
nurse and friend.
After several days Duane went boldly into town and showed that
he meant business. It was his opinion that there were men in
Fairdale secretly glad of a ranger's presence. What he intended
to do was food for great speculation. A company of militia
could not have had the effect upon the wild element of Fairdale
The Lone Star Ranger |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Confidence by Henry James: to it. He should n't have had two opinions--one for me,
and one for himself! He put me off my guard. It was because I
still resisted him that I went to you again, that last time.
But I was still afraid of you, and in my heart I believed him.
As I say, I always believed him; it was his great influence
upon me. He is the cleverest, the most intelligent, the most
brilliant of men. I don't think that a grain less than I
ever thought it," he continued, turning again to Bernard.
"I think it only the more, and I don't wonder that you find
a woman to believe it. But what have you done but deceive me?
It was just my belief in your intelligence that reassured me.
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