| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela: "You don't say, Panchita?"
The three old women came together forming an ani-
mated group, and speaking in low tones, began to gossip
with great gusto.
"Certainly, I swear it, by God up there in heaven."
"Well, well, I was the first one to say that Marcelina
was big with child, wasn't I? But of course no one would
believe me."
"Poor girl. It's going to be terrible if the kid is her
uncle's, you know!"
"God forbid!"
The Underdogs |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Large Catechism by Dr. Martin Luther: also my scruple, especially from the old way under the Pope, in which a
person tortured himself to be so perfectly pure that God could not find
the least blemish in us. On this account we became so timid that every
one was instantly thrown into consternation and said to himself: Alas!
you are unworthy! For then nature and reason begin to reckon our
unworthiness in comparison with the great and precious good; and then
it appears like a dark lantern in contrast with the bright sun, or as
filth in comparison with precious stones. Because nature and reason see
this, they refuse to approach and tarry until they are prepared so long
that one week trails another, and one half year the other. But if you
are to regard how good and pure you are, and labor to have no
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Confessio Amantis by John Gower: Wher elles he mai stonde unbounde.
Senec conseileth in this wise,
And seith, "Bot, if thi good suffise
Unto the liking of thi wille,
Withdrawh thi lust and hold the stille,
And be to thi good sufficant."
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To trouthe and causeth to be fre
After the reule of charite,
Which ferst beginneth of himselve.
For if thou richest othre tuelve,
Confessio Amantis |
