| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: and waste not wastefully, for the wasteful were ever the devil's
brothers; and the devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord.
But if thou dost turn away from them to seek after mercy from thy
Lord, which thou hopest for, then speak to them an easy speech.
Make not thy hand fettered to thy neck, nor yet spread it out
quite open, lest thou shouldst have to sit down blamed and
straitened in means. Verily, thy Lord spreads out provision to
whomsoever He will or He doles it out. Verily, He is ever well aware
of and sees his servants.
And slay not your children for fear of poverty; we will provide
for them; beware! for to slay them is ever a great sin!
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: rude hand rent away some dear connection? And why should I describe
a sorrow which all have felt, and must feel? The time at length
arrives when grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity; and
the smile that plays upon the lips, although it may be deemed a
sacrilege, is not banished. My mother was dead, but we had still
duties which we ought to perform; we must continue our course with
the rest and learn to think ourselves fortunate whilst one remains
whom the spoiler has not seized.
My departure for Ingolstadt, which had been deferred by these events,
was now again determined upon. I obtained from my father a respite
of some weeks. It appeared to me sacrilege so soon to leave the repose,
Frankenstein |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: and said to her:--
"You must admit, madame, that it is difficult to drag a man from the
water when he persists in being drowned."
"I had no idea until this moment of such utter simplicity," replied
the countess; "it is too silly. I pass over to the enemy; and with
that enemy I am ready and desirous to have, whenever he pleases, a
frank and honest explanation."
CHAPTER IV
HUNGARY VERSUS PROVENCE
The next day Theodose felt himself possessed by two curiosities: How
would Celeste behave as to the option she had accepted? and this
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