| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson: better days. He was, however, happy with his situation on
board of the floating light, and, having a taste for music,
dancing, and acting plays, he contributed much to the
amusement of the ship's company in their dreary abode during
the winter months. He had also recommended himself to their
notice as a good shipkeeper, for as it did not answer Elliot
to go often ashore, he had always given up his turn of leave
to his neighbours. At his own desire he was at length paid
off, when he had a considerable balance of wages to receive,
which he said would be sufficient to carry him to the West
Indies, and he accordingly took leave of the Lighthouse
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Euthyphro by Plato: Yet every word that I say is true. But they are jealous of us all; and we
must be brave and go at them.
SOCRATES: Their laughter, friend Euthyphro, is not a matter of much
consequence. For a man may be thought wise; but the Athenians, I suspect,
do not much trouble themselves about him until he begins to impart his
wisdom to others, and then for some reason or other, perhaps, as you say,
from jealousy, they are angry.
EUTHYPHRO: I am never likely to try their temper in this way.
SOCRATES: I dare say not, for you are reserved in your behaviour, and
seldom impart your wisdom. But I have a benevolent habit of pouring out
myself to everybody, and would even pay for a listener, and I am afraid
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Blix by Frank Norris: My watch--this beastly watch of mine--I can't imagine how I came
to be so late. You did quite right not to wait."
Then as his morbidly keen observation caught a certain look of
blankness on Travis' face, and his rapid glance noted no vacant
chair at table, he gave a quick gasp of dismay.
"Heavens and earth! didn't you EXPECT me?" he cried. "I thought
you said--I thought--I must have forgotten--I must have got it
mixed up somehow. What a hideous mistake, what a blunder! What a
fool I am!"
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