| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: dwell therein for aye. The two parties' likeness is as the blind and
the deaf, and the seeing and the hearing; shall they two be equal in
likeness? will ye not mind?
We did send Noah unto his people, 'Verily, I am to you an obvious
warner; that ye should not worship any save God. Verily, I fear for
you the torment of the grievous day. But the chiefs of those who
misbelieved amongst his people said, 'We only see in thee a mortal
like ourselves; nor do we see that any follow thee except the
reprobates amongst us by a rash judgment; nor do we see that you
have any preference over us; nay more, we think you liars!' said, 'O
my people! let us see! if I stand upon a manifest sign from my Lord,
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lesser Hippias by Plato: you will answer me, I think that I can put you in the way of approaching
the subject: You would admit, would you not, that there are good runners?
HIPPIAS: Yes.
SOCRATES: And there are bad runners?
HIPPIAS: Yes.
SOCRATES: And he who runs well is a good runner, and he who runs ill is a
bad runner?
HIPPIAS: Very true.
SOCRATES: And he who runs slowly runs ill, and he who runs quickly runs
well?
HIPPIAS: Yes.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Maitre Cornelius by Honore de Balzac: "Any news at Ghent?"
"The brother of Lieven d'Herde is ruined."
"Ah!"
After giving vent to that exclamation, the old man covered his knee
with the skirt of his dalmatian, a species of robe made of black
velvet, open in front, with large sleeves and no collar, the sumptuous
material being defaced and shiny. These remains of a magnificent
costume, formerly worn by him as president of the tribunal of the
Parchons, functions which had won him the enmity of the Duke of
Burgundy, was now a mere rag.
Philippe was not cold; he perspired in his harness, dreading further
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