| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from God The Invisible King by H. G. Wells: to usurper church or usurper king has been set up to bar access to
service, is an oath imposed under duress. If it cannot be avoided
it must be taken rather than that a man should become unserviceable.
All such oaths are unfair and foolish things. They exclude no
scoundrels; they are appeals to superstition. Whenever an
opportunity occurs for the abolition of an oath, the servant of God
will seize it, but where the oath is unavoidable he will take it.
The service of God is not to achieve a delicate consistency of
statement; it is to do as much as one can of God's work.
9. THE PRIEST AND THE CREED
It may be doubted if this line of reasoning regarding the official
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: He was much grieved by his capture, it is true; but his courage did
not forsake him. And, finding that the prisoner would not reply to
his jeers, the Daemon of Malice presently went away, and sent the
Daemon of Repentance to take his place.
This last personage was not so disagreeable as the others. He had
gentle and refined features, and his voice was soft and pleasant in tone.
"My brother Daemons do not trust me overmuch," said he, as he entered
the cavern; "but it is morning, now, and the mischief is done. You
cannot visit the children again for another year."
"That is true," answered Santa Claus, almost cheerfully;
"Christmas Eve is past, and for the first time in centuries
A Kidnapped Santa Claus |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Hermione's Little Group of Serious Thinkers by Don Marquis: and find that her new star belonged to some quite
nice young man, and, of course, after that, their des-
tinies would be one.
I get some of the most ORIGINAL plots for stories!
Fothergil Finch has often said to me that that
is one difference between genius and talent. When
you have genius, you know, things like that just
come to you; but if you only have talent you must
work and WORK for them.
"If I only hd your spontaneity, Hermione!"
Fothergil often says.
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