| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Breaking Point by Mary Roberts Rinehart: Mrs. Sayre tried a new direction.
"He will have all I have, my dear, and it is a great responsibility.
Used properly, money can be an agent of great good. Wallie's wife
can be a power, if she so chooses. She can look after the poor. I
have a long list of pensioners, but I am too old to add personal
service."
"That would be wonderful," Elizabeth said gravely. For a moment
she wished Dick were rich. There was so much to be done with money,
and how well he would know how to do it. She was thoughtful on the
way downstairs, and Mrs. Sayre felt some small satisfaction. Now if
Wallie would only do his part -
The Breaking Point |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Paradise Lost by John Milton: Be question'd and blasphem'd without defence.
To whom the great Creator thus replied.
O son, in whom my soul hath chief delight,
Son of my bosom, Son who art alone.
My word, my wisdom, and effectual might,
All hast thou spoken as my thoughts are, all
As my eternal purpose hath decreed;
Man shall not quite be lost, but sav'd who will;
Yet not of will in him, but grace in me
Freely vouchsaf'd; once more I will renew
His lapsed powers, though forfeit; and enthrall'd
Paradise Lost |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from 1984 by George Orwell: turned away, muttering to himself, and bumped into Winston. Winston caught
him gently by the arm.
'May I offer you a drink?' he said.
'You're a gent,' said the other, straightening his shoulders again. He
appeared not to have noticed Winston's blue overalls. 'Pint!' he added
aggressively to the barman. 'Pint of wallop.'
The barman swished two half-litres of dark-brown beer into thick glasses
which he had rinsed in a bucket under the counter. Beer was the only drink
you could get in prole pubs. The proles were supposed not to drink gin,
though in practice they could get hold of it easily enough. The game of
darts was in full swing again, and the knot of men at the bar had begun
1984 |
