| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft: test of the small ice-melting equipment; our perilous ascent of
the great barrier with sledges and supplies; and our final assembling
of five huge aeroplanes at the camp atop the barrier. The health
of our land party - twenty men and fifty-five Alaskan sledge dogs
- was remarkable, though of course we had so far encountered no
really destructive temperatures or windstorms. For the most part,
the thermometer varied between zero and 20° or 25° above, and
our experience with New England winters had accustomed us to rigors
of this sort. The barrier camp was semi-permanent, and destined
to be a storage cache for gasoline, provisions, dynamite, and
other supplies.
At the Mountains of Madness |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Tanach: Ezekiel 12: 20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.'
Ezekiel 12: 21 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Ezekiel 12: 22 'Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying: The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Ezekiel 12: 23 Tell them therefore: Thus saith the Lord GOD: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them: The days are at hand, and the word of every vision.
Ezekiel 12: 24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor smooth divination within the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 12: 25 For I am the LORD; I will speak, what word soever it be that I shall speak, and it shall be performed; it shall be no more delayed; for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.'
Ezekiel 12: 26 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Ezekiel 12: 27 'Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say: The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of times that are far off.
Ezekiel 12: 28 Therefore say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: There shall none of My words be delayed any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, saith the Lord GOD.'
The Tanach |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Reign of King Edward the Third by William Shakespeare: Nor that same man doth never break his word,
That keeps it to the utmost of his power.
The breach of faith dwells in the soul's consent:
Which if thy self without consent do break,
Thou art not charged with the breach of faith.
Go, hang him: for thy license lies in me,
And my constraint stands the excuse for thee.
CHARLES.
What, am I not a soldier in my word?
Then, arms, adieu, and let them fight that list!
Shall I not give my girdle from my waste,
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