| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: ever
kindled in each dwelling.
On him have they laid splendour in abundance: dear to all men,
bearer
be he of riches.
5 May thy rich worshippers win food, O Agni, and princes gain
long
life who bring oblation.
May we get booty from jur foe in battle, presenting to the
Gods their
share for glory.
The Rig Veda |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Vailima Prayers & Sabbath Morn by Robert Louis Stevenson: excellent face of thy sun. We thank Thee for good news received.
We thank Thee for the pleasures we have enjoyed and for those we
have been able to confer. And now, when the clouds gather and the
rain impends over the forest and our house, permit us not to be
cast down; let us not lose the savour of past mercies and past
pleasures; but, like the voice of a bird singing in the rain, let
grateful memory survive in the hour of darkness. If there be in
front of us any painful duty, strengthen us with the grace of
courage; if any act of mercy, teach us tenderness and patience.
ANOTHER IN TIME OF RAIN
LORD, Thou sendest down rain upon the uncounted millions of the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: there was a late supper in a grillroom, with
champagne, and Kernan at the height of his com-
placency.
Half-past three in the morning found them in a
corner of an all-night cafe, Kernan still boasting in
a vapid and rambling way, Woods thinking moodily
over the end that had come to his usefulness as an
upholder of the law.
But, as he pondered, his eye brightened with a
speculative light.
"I wonder if it's possible," be said to himself, "I
The Voice of the City |
