| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London: But it was not all south; for they left the sea east from St.
Michael's, crossed the divide, and struck the Yukon at Anvik, many
hundred miles from its mouth. Then on, into the northeast, past
Koyokuk, Tanana, and Minook, till they rounded the Great Curve at
Fort Yukon, crossed and recrossed the Arctic Circle, and headed
south through the Flats. It was a weary journey, and Fortune
would have wondered why the man went with him, had not Uri told
him that he owned claims and had men working at Eagle. Eagle lay
on the edge of the line; a few miles farther on, the British flag
waved over the barracks at Fort Cudahy. Then came Dawson, Pelly,
the Five Fingers, Windy Arm, Caribou Crossing, Linderman, the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Ruling Passion by Henry van Dyke: towards men or shame before God.
"Third: you shall take pleasure in the time while you are seeking,
even though you obtain not immediately that which you seek; for the
purpose of a journey is not only to arrive at the goal, but also to
find enjoyment by the way.
"Fourth: when you attain that which you have desired, you shall
think more of the kindness of your fortune than of the greatness of
your skill. This will make you grateful, and ready to share with
others that which Providence hath bestowed upon you; and truly this
is both reasonable and profitable, for it is but little that any of
us would catch in this world were not our luck better than our
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling: of the woods.
"Now," said Bagheera, moving step by step along the chain of
footprints, "I, Big Foot, turn aside here. Now I hide me behind
a rock and stand still," not daring to shift my feet. Cry thy
trail, Little Brother."
"Now, I, Little Foot, come to the rock," said Mowgli, running up
his trail. "Now, I sit down under the rock, leaning upon my
right hand, and resting my bow between my toes. I wait long, for
the mark of my feet is deep here."
"I also, said Bagheera, hidden behind the rock. I wait,
resting the end of the thorn-pointed thing upon a stone.
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