| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Reign of King Edward the Third by William Shakespeare: Do tread the measures of their tragic march:
Upon the right hand comes the conquering King,
Upon the left his hot unbridled son,
And in the midst our nation's glittering host,
All which, though distant yet, conspire in one,
To leave a desolation where they come.
Fly therefore, Citizens, if you be wise,
Seek out some habitation further off:
Here is you stay, your wives will be abused,
Your treasure shared before your weeping eyes;
Shelter you your selves, for now the storm doth rise.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Contrast by Royall Tyler: "There was a certain man"--now you must smile.
JONATHAN
Well, read it again; I warrant I'll mind my eye.
JESSAMY
"There was a certain man, who had a sad scolding
wife,"--now you must laugh.
JONATHAN
Tarnation! That's no laughing matter though.
JESSAMY
"And she lay sick a-dying";--now you must titter.
JONATHAN
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Call of the Canyon by Zane Grey: subtly changed, had responded to an influence that had subdued and softened
her. She was mute; her eyes held a light, comprehensive and all-embracing;
she was beautiful then. For Carley, quick to read emotion, caught a glimpse
of a strong, steadfast soul that spiritualized the brown freckled face.
Carley wheeled to gaze out and down into this incomprehensible abyss, and
on to the far up-flung heights, white and red and yellow, and so on to the
wonderful mystic haze of distance. The significance of Flo's designation of
miles could not be grasped by Carley. She could not estimate distance. But
she did not need that to realize her perceptions were swallowed up by
magnitude. Hitherto the power of her eyes had been unknown. How splendid to
see afar! She could see--yes--but what did she see? Space first,
The Call of the Canyon |
