| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The American by Henry James: and Newman sat in his place, because while he was there
he was out of the world. The most unpleasant thing that had
ever happened to him had reached its formal conclusion,
as it were; he could close the book and put it away.
He leaned his head for a long time on the chair in front of him;
when he took it up he felt that he was himself again.
Somewhere in his mind, a tight knot seemed to have loosened.
He thought of the Bellegardes; he had almost forgotten them.
He remembered them as people he had meant to do something to.
He gave a groan as he remembered what he had meant to do;
he was annoyed at having meant to do it; the bottom, suddenly,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard: that there were many lions in the rocks around, for we heard their
roaring and were much afraid, all except Umslopogaas, who feared
nothing. So we made a circle of thorn-bushes and sat in it, holding
our assegais ready. Presently the moon came up--it was a full-grown
moon and very bright, so bright that we could see everything for a
long way round. Now some six spear-throws from where we sat was a
cliff, and at the top of the cliff was a cave, and in this cave lived
two lions and their young. When the moon grew bright we saw the lions
come out and stand upon the edge of the cliff, and with them were two
little ones that played about like kittens, so that had we not been
frightened it would have been beautiful to see them.
Nada the Lily |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Heap O' Livin' by Edgar A. Guest: Will know the joy of laughter as he did in days
of yore,
Oh, it's then he starts to thinking of a stubby
little lad
With a face as brown as berries and a soul
supremely glad.
When a gray-haired dreamer wanders down the
lanes of memory
And forgets the living present for the time of
"used-to-be,"
He takes off his shoes and stockings, and he
A Heap O' Livin' |
