| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Blue Flower by Henry van Dyke: horizon--lights that are known only to the dwellers in the far
south-land, among the spice-trees of Punt and the gold mines of
Ophir?"
There was a murmur of assent among the listeners.
"The stars," said Tigranes, "are the thoughts of the
Eternal. They are numberless. But the thoughts of man can be
counted, like the years of his life. The wisdom of the Magi
is the greatest of all wisdoms on earth, because it knows its
own ignorance. And that is the secret of power. We keep men
always looking and waiting for a new sunrise. But we
ourselves understand that the darkness is equal to the light,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Street of Seven Stars by Mary Roberts Rinehart: bow can bring that look of suffering into his eyes.
The Portier below was polishing floors, right foot, left foot,
any foot at all. And as he polished he sang in a throaty tenor.
"Kennst du das Land wo die Citronen bluhen," he sang at the top
of his voice, and coughed, a bit of floor wax having got into the
air. The antlers of the deer from the wild-game shop hung now in
his bedroom. When the wildgame seller came over for coffee there
would be a discussion probably. But were not the antlers of all
deer similar?
The Portier's wife came to the doorway with a cooking fork in her
hand.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: And Felix looked round at the circle, as if to call their attention
to these interesting points. Mr. Wentworth grew visibly paler.
"I should like to do you as an old prelate, an old cardinal,
or the prior of an order."
"A prelate, a cardinal?" murmured Mr. Wentworth.
"Do you refer to the Roman Catholic priesthood?"
"I mean an old ecclesiastic who should have led a very pure, abstinent life.
Now I take it that has been the case with you, sir; one sees it in your face,"
Felix proceeded. "You have been very--a very moderate. Don't you think
one always sees that in a man's face?"
"You see more in a man's face than I should think of looking for,"
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