| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa: "My grandchild, your eyes are your luxury! you would be
unhappy without them!" the old man replied.
"Grandfather, I would give you my two eyes for your place!"
cried Manstin.
"How! you have said it. Arise. Take out your eyes and give
them to me. Henceforth you are at home here in my stead."
At once Manstin took out both his eyes and the old man put
them on! Rejoicing, the old grandfather started away with his
young eyes while the blind rabbit filled his dream pipe, leaning
lazily against the tent pole. For a short time it was a most
pleasant pastime to smoke willow bark and to eat from the magic
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Father Goriot by Honore de Balzac: was a very pleasant-spoken gentleman, and what he wants you to do
is as easy as saying 'Good-day.' "
The next day was destined to be one of the most extraordinary in
the annals of the Maison Vauquer. Hitherto the most startling
occurrence in its tranquil existence had been the portentous,
meteor-like apparition of the sham Comtesse de l'Ambermesnil. But
the catastrophes of this great day were to cast all previous
events into the shade, and supply an inexhaustible topic of
conversation for Mme. Vauquer and her boarders so long as she
lived.
In the first place, Goriot and Eugene de Rastignac both slept
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Collected Articles by Frederick Douglass: south stopped on the track just opposite to the one going north,
and it so happened that this Captain McGowan sat at a window where
he could see me very distinctly, and would certainly have recognized
me had he looked at me but for a second. Fortunately, in the hurry
of the moment, he did not see me; and the trains soon passed each
other on their respective ways. But this was not my only hair-
breadth escape. A German blacksmith whom I knew well was on the
train with me, and looked at me very intently, as if he thought
he had seen me somewhere before in his travels. I really
believe he knew me, but had no heart to betray me. At any rate,
he saw me escaping and held his peace.
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