| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tao Teh King by Lao-tze: And in the knowledge wisdom finds its throne.
All life-increasing arts to evil turn;
Where the mind makes the vital breath to burn,
(False) is the strength, (and o'er it we should mourn.)
4. When things have become strong, they (then) become old, which may
be said to be contrary to the Tao. Whatever is contrary to the Tao
soon ends.
56. 1. He who knows (the Tao) does not (care to) speak (about it); he
who is (ever ready to) speak about it does not know it.
2. He (who knows it) will keep his mouth shut and close the portals
(of his nostrils). He will blunt his sharp points and unravel the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed by Edna Ferber: try. Only don't take him away forever, Judge! Don't do
that!"
Judge Wheeling ran an uncomfortable finger around his
collar's edge.
"Any friends living here?"
"No! No!"
"Sure about that?"
"Quite sure."
"Now see here; I'm going to give you your chance. I
shall take this boy away from you for a year. In that
time you will stop drinking and become a decent,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: that afforded poor shelter, and they stamped restlessly. Duane
kept them saddled and bridled.
About the middle of the afternoon Jennie awoke. They cooked a
meal and afterward sat beside the little fire. She had never
been, in his observation of her, anything but a tragic figure,
an unhappy girl, the farthest removed from serenity and poise.
That characteristic capacity for agitation struck him as
stronger in her this day. He attributed it, however, to the
long strain, the suspense nearing an end. Yet sometimes when
her eyes were on him she did not seem to be thinking of her
freedom, of her future.
The Lone Star Ranger |
