| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin: Several years ago I was surprised by seeing several of my young
children earnestly doing something together on the ground;
but the distance was too great for me to ask what they were about.
Therefore I threw up my open hands with extended fingers above my head;
and as soon as I had done this, I became conscious of the action.
I then waited, without saying a word, to see if my children
had understood this gesture; and as they came running to me
they cried out, "We saw that you were astonished at us."
I do not know whether this gesture is common to the various
races of man, as I neglected to make inquiries on this head.
That it is innate or natural may be inferred from the fact
Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Curbing his lauish spirit: and to conclude,
The Victorie fell on vs
King. Great happinesse
Rosse. That now Sweno, the Norwayes King,
Craues composition:
Nor would we deigne him buriall of his men,
Till he disbursed, at Saint Colmes ynch,
Ten thousand Dollars, to our generall vse
King. No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceiue
Our Bosome interest: Goe pronounce his present death,
And with his former Title greet Macbeth
Macbeth |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson: hangs?' said Mr. Archer, rather hoarsely. 'And this is more
than fortune. Nance, if you have any kindness for my fate,
put up a prayer before I launch the next one.'
'A prayer,' she cried, 'about a game like this? I would not
be so heathen.'
'Well,' said he, 'then without,' and he closed his eyes and
dropped the piece of rush. This time there was no doubt. It
went for the rapid as straight as any arrow.
'Action then!' said Mr. Archer, getting to his feet; 'and
then God forgive us,' he added, almost to himself.
'God forgive us, indeed,' cried Nance, 'for wasting the good
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