| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Herbert West: Reanimator by H. P. Lovecraft: West
told me how he had obtained the specimen. It had been a vigorous
man; a well-dressed stranger just off the train on his way to
transact some business with the Bolton Worsted Mills. The walk
through the town had been long, and by the time the traveller
paused at our cottage to ask the way to the factories, his heart
had become greatly overtaxed. He had refused a stimulant, and
had suddenly dropped dead only a moment later. The body, as might
be expected, seemed to West a heaven-sent gift. In his brief conversation
the stranger had made it clear that he was unknown in Bolton,
and a search of his pockets subsequently revealed him to be one
Herbert West: Reanimator |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from New Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson: Out of all lesser betters, you shall find;
And we, who have learned greatness from you, we,
Your lovers, with a still, contented mind,
See you well anchored in some port of rest.
LET LOVE GO, IF GO SHE WILL
LET love go, if go she will.
Seek not, O fool, her wanton flight to stay.
Of all she gives and takes away
The best remains behind her still.
The best remains behind; in vain
Joy she may give and take again,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum: to care for my bears in my absence."
"And you'll bring the little Pink Bear?" asked Dorothy eagerly.
"Of course, my dear. I would not willingly part with him."
They remained in the wicker castle for three days, carefully packing
all the magical things that had been stolen by Ugu and also taking
whatever in the way of magic the shoemaker had inherited from his
ancestors. "For," said Ozma, "I have forbidden any of my subjects
except Glinda the Good and the Wizard of Oz to practice magical arts,
because they cannot be trusted to do good and not harm. Therefore Ugu
must never again be permitted to work magic of any sort."
"Well," remarked Dorothy cheerfully, "a dove can't do much in the way
The Lost Princess of Oz |
