| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield: "Baa! Baaa!" The sheep spread out into a fan. They were just clear of
the summer colony before the first sleeper turned over and lifted a drowsy
head; their cry sounded in the dreams of little children...who lifted their
arms to drag down, to cuddle the darling little woolly lambs of sleep.
Then the first inhabitant appeared; it was the Burnells' cat Florrie,
sitting on the gatepost, far too early as usual, looking for their milk-
girl. When she saw the old sheep-dog she sprang up quickly, arched her
back, drew in her tabby head, and seemed to give a little fastidious
shiver. "Ugh! What a coarse, revolting creature!" said Florrie. But the
old sheep-dog, not looking up, waggled past, flinging out his legs from
side to side. Only one of his ears twitched to prove that he saw, and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Plutarch's Lives by A. H. Clough: desirous to preserve the city, and, stretching forth his hands
to the Xanthians, begged of them that they would spare
themselves and save their town. Yet none regarded his
entreaties, but by all manner of ways strove to destroy
themselves; not only men and women, but even boys and little
children, with a hideous outcry, leaped, some into the fire,
others from the walls, others fell upon their parents' swords,
baring their throats and desiring to be struck. After the
destruction of the city, there was found a woman who had hanged
herself with her young child hanging from her neck, and the
torch in her hand, with which she had fired her own house. It
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: against God a lie, after that, they are the unjust. Say, 'God speaks
the truth, then follow the faith of Abraham, a 'hanif, who was not
of the idolaters.'
Verily, the first House founded for men was surely that at Bekkah,
for a blessing and a guidance to the worlds. Therein are manifest
signs,- Abraham's station, and whosoever enters in is safe. There is
due to God from man a pilgrimage unto the House, for whosoever can
find his way there. But whoso misbelieves- God is independent of the
worlds.
Say, 'O people of the Book! why do ye misbelieve in God's signs,
while God is witness of what ye do?'
The Koran |
