| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Timaeus by Plato: of fixedness or order appears to regulate the bodily constitution of man.
But there still remains a rebellious seed of evil derived from the original
chaos, which is the source of disorder in the world, and of vice and
disease in man.
But what did Plato mean by essence, (Greek), which is the intermediate
nature compounded of the Same and the Other, and out of which, together
with these two, the soul of the world is created? It is difficult to
explain a process of thought so strange and unaccustomed to us, in which
modern distinctions run into one another and are lost sight of. First, let
us consider once more the meaning of the Same and the Other. The Same is
the unchanging and indivisible, the heaven of the fixed stars, partaking of
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: savages," said Edwards, "but so far he has always averted it. As you know, he
has confined himself mostly to propitiating the Indians, and persuading them
to be friendly, and listen to us. We'll send for him."
Accordingly they dispatched a runner to Goshocking. In due time the Indian
returned with the startling news that Heckewelder had left the Indian village
days before, as had, in fact, all the savages except the few converted ones.
The same held true in the case of Sandusky, the adjoining town. Moreover, it
had been impossible to obtain any news in regard to Zeisberger.
The missionaries were now thoroughly alarmed, and knew not what to do. They
concealed the real state of affairs from Nell and her uncle, desiring to keep
them from anxiety as long as possible. That night the three teachers went to
The Spirit of the Border |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne: was able to determine the existence of this second satellite and
calculate its elements. According to his observations, this
meteorite will accomplish its revolution around the earth in
three hours and twenty minutes, which implies a wonderful rate
of speed."
"Do all astronomers admit the existence of this satellite?"
asked Nicholl.
"No," replied Barbicane; "but if, like us, they had met it, they
could no longer doubt it. Indeed, I think that this meteorite,
which, had it struck the projectile, would have much embarrassed
us, will give us the means of deciding what our position in
From the Earth to the Moon |
