| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Tanach: Ezekiel 12: 22 'Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying: The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Ezekiel 12: 23 Tell them therefore: Thus saith the Lord GOD: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them: The days are at hand, and the word of every vision.
Ezekiel 12: 24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor smooth divination within the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 12: 25 For I am the LORD; I will speak, what word soever it be that I shall speak, and it shall be performed; it shall be no more delayed; for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.'
Ezekiel 12: 26 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Ezekiel 12: 27 'Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say: The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of times that are far off.
Ezekiel 12: 28 Therefore say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: There shall none of My words be delayed any more, but the word which I shall speak shall be performed, saith the Lord GOD.'
Ezekiel 13: 1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Ezekiel 13: 2 'Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own heart: Hear ye the word of the LORD:
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Hellenica by Xenophon: Returning from that exploit with a consummate disdain for all their
opponents, when they found themselves near the city of Corinth they
advanced at the double against the gate facing towards Phlius;
intending if they found it open to rush in. However, a body of light
troops sallied out of the city to the rescue, and met the advance of
the Theban picked corps[16] not one hundred and fifty yards[17] from
the walls. Mounting on the monuments and commanding eminences, with
volleys of sling stones and arrows they laid low a pretty large number
in the van of the attack, and routing them, gave chase for three or
four furlongs'[18] distance. After this incident the Corinthians
dragged the corpses of the slain to the wall, and finally gave them up
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Muse of the Department by Honore de Balzac: with hard-driven writers, as the Opera managers did with tenors that
sang flat.
He walked on, his eye on the crowd, though seeing nothing, a cigar in
his mouth, and his hands in his pockets, every feature of his face
twitching, and an affected smile on his lips. Then he saw Madame de la
Baudraye go by in a carriage; she was going to the Boulevard by the
Rue de la Chaussee d'Antin to drive in the Bois.
"There is nothing else left!" said he to himself, and he went home to
smarten himself up.
That evening, at seven, he arrived in a hackney cab at Madame de la
Baudraye's door, and begged the porter to send a note up to the
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