| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Tanach: Psalms 62: 10 (62:11) Trust not in oppression, and put not vain hope in robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart thereon.
Psalms 62: 11 (62:12) God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this: that strength belongeth unto God;
Psalms 62: 12 (62:13) Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; for Thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Psalms 63: 1 (63:1) A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. (63:2) O God, Thou art my God, earnestly will I seek Thee; my soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee, in a dry and weary land, where no water is.
Psalms 63: 2 (63:3) So have I looked for Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory.
Psalms 63: 3 (63:4) For Thy lovingkindness is better than life; my lips shall praise Thee.
Psalms 63: 4 (63:5) So will I bless Thee as long as I live; in Thy name will I lift up my hands.
Psalms 63: 5 (63:6) My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth doth praise Thee with joyful lips;
Psalms 63: 6 (63:7) When I remember Thee upon my couch, and meditate on Thee in the night-watches.
Psalms 63: 7 (63:8) For Thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of Thy wings do I rejoice.
 The Tanach |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Animal Farm by George Orwell: there were days when the entire work of the farm seemed to rest on his
mighty shoulders. From morning to night he was pushing and pulling, always
at the spot where the work was hardest. He had made an arrangement with
one of the cockerels to call him in the mornings half an hour earlier than
anyone else, and would put in some volunteer labour at whatever seemed to
be most needed, before the regular day's work began. His answer to every
problem, every setback, was "I will work harder!"--which he had adopted as
his personal motto.
But everyone worked according to his capacity The hens and ducks, for
instance, saved five bushels of corn at the harvest by gathering up the
stray grains. Nobody stole, nobody grumbled over his rations, the
 Animal Farm |