| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from God The Invisible King by H. G. Wells: you do not feel God then there is no persuading you of him; we
cannot win over the incredulous. And what they say of his qualities
is this; that if you feel God then you will know, you will realise
more and more clearly, that thus and thus and no other is his method
and intention.
It comes as no great shock to those who have grasped the full
implications of the statement that God is Finite, to hear it
asserted that the first purpose of God is the attainment of clear
knowledge, of knowledge as a means to more knowledge, and of
knowledge as a means to power. For that he must use human eyes and
hands and brains.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs: balance of our race--the adventure and the mystery which lie
beyond thirty."
Taylor and Delcarte seized the spirit of my mood but Snider,
I think, was a trifle sceptical.
"It is treason, sir," I replied, "but there is no law which
compels us to visit punishment upon ourselves. Could we
return to Pan-America, I should be the first to insist that
we face it. But we know that's not possible. Even if this
craft would carry us so far, we haven't enough water or food
for more than three days.
"We are doomed, Snider, to die far from home and without
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson: death.
Never, O never, do you get me there again. - Ever affectionate son,
R. L. S.
Letter: TO ALISON CUNNINGHAM
[CHALET AM STEIN, DAVOS-PLATZ, FEBRUARY 1882.]
MY DEAR CUMMY, - My wife and I are very much vexed to hear you are
still unwell. We are both keeping far better; she especially seems
quite to have taken a turn - THE turn, we shall hope. Please let
us know how you get on, and what has been the matter with you;
Braemar I believe - the vile hole. You know what a lazy rascal I
am, so you won't be surprised at a short letter, I know; indeed,
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