| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: as she read it, and saw her dwelling intently on some particular
passages. Jane recollected herself soon, and putting the letter
away, tried to join with her usual cheerfulness in the general
conversation; but Elizabeth felt an anxiety on the subject which
drew off her attention even from Wickham; and no sooner had
he and he companion taken leave, than a glance from Jane
invited her to follow her upstairs. When they had gained their
own room, Jane, taking out her letter, said, "This is from
Caroline Bingley; what it contains has surprised me a good deal.
The whole party have left Netherfield by this time, and are on
their way to town-- and without any intention of coming back
Pride and Prejudice |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom by William and Ellen Craft: marks upon the body of the child, which were
found, exactly as described, by the surgeons who
were appointed by the Court to make an examina-
tion for the purpose.
There was no trace of African descent in
any feature of Salome Muller. She had long,
straight, black hair, hazel eyes, thin lips, and
a Roman nose. The complexion of her face and
neck was as dark as that of the darkest brunette.
It appears, however, that, during the twenty-five
years of her servitude, she had been exposed to
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy
it for the old hatred;
EZE 25:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out
mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and
destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
EZE 25:17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious
rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my
vengeance upon them.
EZE 26:1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of
the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
EZE 26:2 Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem,
King James Bible |
