| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: the vizor. We both went to the ground together, and the battle
galloped over us.
"I know not how long I lay, for I was stunned: but after awhile I
lifted myself. My lance was still clenched in my hand, broken but
not parted. The point of it was in my foeman's brain. I crawled
to him, weary and wounded, and saw that he was a noble cavalier.
He lay on his back, his arms spread wide. I knew that he was dead:
but there came over me the strangest longing to see that dead man's
face. Perhaps I knew him. At least I could set my foot upon it,
and say, 'Vanquished as I am, there lies a foe!' I caught hold of
the rivets, and tore his helmet off. The moon shone bright,
|
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: guidance;' and if thou followest their lusts after the knowledge
that has come to thee, thou hast not then from God a patron or a help.
They to whom we have brought the Book and who read it as it should
be read, believe therein; and whoso disbelieve therein, 'tis they
who lose thereby.
O children of Israel! remember my favours with which I favoured you,
and that I have preferred you over the worlds. And fear the day when
no soul shall pay a recompense for a soul, nor shall an equivalent
be received therefrom, nor any intercession avail; and they shall
not be helped.
And when his Lord tried Abraham with words, and he fulfilled them,
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter: inside it.
They could hear him drag his
chair on the flags, and chuckle--
"One, two, three, four, five, six
leetle rabbits!" said Mr. McGregor.
"Eh? What's that? What have
they been spoiling now?" enquired
Mrs. McGregor.
"One, two, three, four, five, six
leetle fat rabbits!" repeated Mr.
McGregor, counting on his fingers
|
