| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from King James Bible: LUK 22:16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it
be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
LUK 22:17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this,
and divide it among yourselves:
LUK 22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the
vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
LUK 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave
unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in
remembrance of me.
LUK 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the
new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
King James Bible |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost: these occasions swear never again to seek her, but for the
purpose of revenge.
"I was supplied with books, which served to restore my peace of
mind. I read once again all my favourite authors; and I became
acquainted with new ones. All my former taste for study was
revived. You will see of what use this was to me in the sequel.
The light I had already derived from love, enabled me to
comprehend many passages in Horace and Virgil which had before
appeared obscure. I wrote an amatory commentary upon the fourth
book of the AEneid. I intend one day to publish it, and I
flatter myself it will be popular.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Rezanov by Gertrude Atherton: soft and thin, the horses could not have made the
ascent at all; and, as it was, the riders were forced
to walk the greater part of the way and drag their
unwilling steeds behind them. They were twelve
hours covering the thirty versts, and at Katschuk
Rezanov succumbed for two days, while Jon scoured
the country in search of a telega; as sometimes hap-
pened there was a long stretch of country without
snow, and sledges, by far the most comfortable
method of travel in Siberia, could not be used. The
rest of the journey, but one hundred and ninety-
Rezanov |
