| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: the
mighty river.
Then both the heaven and earth trembled in terror at the strong
Hero's
thunder when he bellowed.
10 Loud roared the mighty Hero's bolt of thunder, when he,
the Friend
of man, burnt up the monster,
And, having drunk his fill of flowing Soma, baffled the guileful
Danava's devices.
11 Drink thou, O Hero Indra, drink the Soma; let the joy-giving
The Rig Veda |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Polly of the Circus by Margaret Mayo: and find out 'bout Miss Polly."
She was anxiously waiting for him, when Deacon Strong knocked at
the door for the second time that afternoon.
"Is Mr. Douglas back yet?' he asked.
"No, sah, he ain't," said Mandy, very shortly. She felt that
Strong and Elverson had been "a-tryin' to spy on de parson all
day," and she resented their visits more than she usually did.
"What time are you expectin' him?"
"I don't nebber spec' Massa Douglas till I sees him."
Strong grunted uncivilly, and went down the steps. She saw from
the window that he met Elverson in front of the church.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane: orations.
As the sullen-eyed man, followed by the blood-covered boy,
drew near, the little girl burst into reproachful cries.
"Ah, Jimmie, youse bin fightin' agin."
The urchin swelled disdainfully.
"Ah, what deh hell, Mag. See?"
The little girl upbraided him, "Youse allus fightin', Jimmie,
an' yeh knows it puts mudder out when yehs come home half dead,
an' it's like we'll all get a poundin'."
She began to weep. The babe threw back his head and roared at
his prospects.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets |
