| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin: congregations to join in the association, and it would probably have
been general among all but Quakers if the peace had not soon interven'd.
It was thought by some of my friends that, by my activity in
these affairs, I should offend that sect, and thereby lose my interest
in the Assembly of the province, where they formed a great majority.
A young gentleman who had likewise some friends in the House,
and wished to succeed me as their clerk, acquainted me that it
was decided to displace me at the next election; and he, therefore,
in good will, advis'd me to resign, as more consistent with my honour
than being turn'd out. My answer to him was, that I had read or heard
of some public man who made it a rule never to ask for an office,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Hermione's Little Group of Serious Thinkers by Don Marquis: And how wonderfully artistic they are -- the
Japanese!
The new parasols are quite Japanese, you know.
Haven't you seen them?
I have three, for different costumes. One is
covered with embroidered Japanese crepe, and an-
other with martine silk.
But the one, I think that express ME the most
accurately -- the one that represents my individual-
ity, REALLY -- is made with gold spokes covered with
black Chantilly lace. Japanese shape, you know,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: were not forgotten by him that formed and brought us out of
nothing into being, nor did he suffer his own handiwork utterly
to perish. By the good pleasure of our God and Father, and the
co-operation of the Holy Ghost, the only-begotten Son, even the
Word of God, which is in the bosom of the Father, being of one
substance with the Father and with the Holy Ghost, he that was
before all worlds, without beginning, who was in the beginning,
and was with God even the Father, and was God, he, I say,
condescended toward his servants with an unspeakable and
incomprehensible condescension; and, being perfect God, was made
perfect man, of the Holy Ghost, and of Mary the Holy Virgin and
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