| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: how great was the fall in fortune that had cast the house of
Falworth down from its rightful station to such a level as that
upon which it now rested. And at the same time that he thus
recognized how poor was their lot, how dependent upon the charity
of others, he also recognized how generous was the friendship of
Prior Edward, who perilled his own safety so greatly in affording
the family of the attainted Lord an asylum in its bitter hour of
need and peril.
Myles paid many visits to the gentle old priest during those two
weeks' visit, and had many long and serious talks with him. One
warm bright afternoon, as he and the old man walked together in
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain: of the evening sun.
We crossed over in a boat and began the ascent by a narrow,
steep path which plunged us at once into the leafy deeps
of the bushes. But they were not cool deeps by any means,
for the sun's rays were weltering hot and there was
little or no breeze to temper them. As we panted up
the sharp ascent, we met brown, bareheaded and barefooted
boys and girls, occasionally, and sometimes men;
they came upon us without warning, they gave us good day,
flashed out of sight in the bushes, and were gone as
suddenly and mysteriously as they had come. They were
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Protagoras by Plato: And temperance is good sense?
Yes.
And good sense is good counsel in doing injustice?
Granted.
If they succeed, I said, or if they do not succeed?
If they succeed.
And you would admit the existence of goods?
Yes.
And is the good that which is expedient for man?
Yes, indeed, he said: and there are some things which may be inexpedient,
and yet I call them good.
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