| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: to meet my new line of attack, and turn he did, so that now we
fought with our sides towards the coveted goal--the great switch
stood within my reach upon my right hand.
To uncover my breast for an instant would have been to court
sudden death, but I saw no other way than to chance it, if by so
doing I might rescue that oncoming, succoring fleet; and so, in the
face of a wicked sword-thrust, I reached out my point and caught
the great switch a sudden blow that released it from its seating.
So surprised and horrified was Solan that he forgot to finish
The Warlord of Mars |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin: have in keeping them clean, learn to have such holes in their
street lamps. But, these holes being made for another purpose,
viz., to communicate flame more suddenly to the wick by a little
flax hanging down thro' them, the other use, of letting in air,
seems not to have been thought of; and therefore, after the lamps have
been lit a few hours, the streets of London are very poorly illuminated.
The mention of these improvements puts me in mind of one I propos'd, when
in London, to Dr. Fothergill, who was among the best men I have known,
and a great promoter of useful projects. I had observ'd that the streets,
when dry, were never swept, and the light dust carried away;
but it was suffer'd to accumulate till wet weather reduc'd it to mud,
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: among mankind shall say, 'O our Lord! much advantage had we one from
another;' but we reached our appointed time which thou hadst appointed
for us. Says He, 'The fire is your resort, to dwell therein for aye!
save what God pleases; verily, thy Lord is wise and knowing.'
Thus do we make some of the unjust patrons of the others, for that
which they have earned.
O assembly of ginns and men! did there not come to you apostles from
among yourselves, relating to you our signs, and warning you of the
meeting of this very day of yours? They say, 'We bear witness
against ourselves.' The life of this world deceived them, and they
bear witness against themselves that they were unbelievers.
The Koran |
