| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain: attached no importance to it, thinking a draught had blown it there.
That Mr. Billson would read a private paper was a thing which could
not occur to me; he was an honourable man, and he would be above
that. If you will allow me to say it, I think his extra word 'VERY'
stands explained: it is attributable to a defect of memory. I was
the only man in the world who could furnish here any detail of the
test-mark--by HONOURABLE means. I have finished."
There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the
mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions
of an audience not practised in the tricks and delusions of oratory.
Wilson sat down victorious. The house submerged him in tides of
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from In Darkest England and The Way Out by General William Booth: their rabbits, their poultry and all the other live-stock of the farm.
Every effort will be made to establish village industries, and I am not
without hope but that we may be able to restore some of the domestic
occupations which steam has compelled us to confine to the great
factories. The more the Colony can be made self-supporting the better.
And although the hand loom can never compete with Manchester mills,
still an occupation which kept the hands of the goodwife busy in the
long winter nights, is not to be despised as an element in the
economics of the Settlement. While Manchester and Leeds may be able to
manufacture common goods much more cheaply than they can be spun at
home, even these emporiums, with all their grand improvements in
In Darkest England and The Way Out |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: PSA 103:18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his
commandments to do them.
PSA 103:19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his
kingdom ruleth over all.
PSA 103:20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that
do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
PSA 103:21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his,
that do his pleasure.
PSA 103:22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion:
bless the LORD, O my soul.
PSA 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very
King James Bible |
