| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell: fighting."
"And they in hating," finished Tommy. "Eh, Scarlett? It bothers
the ladies to see what their men folks have come down to lots more
than it bothers us. Hugh was to be a judge, Rene was to play the
fiddle before the crowned heads of Europe--" He ducked as Rene
aimed a blow at him. "And I was to be a doctor and now--"
"Geeve us ze time!" cried Rene. "Zen I become ze Pie Prince of ze
South! And my good Hugh ze King of ze Kindling and you, my Tommy,
you weel own ze Irish slaves instead of ze darky slaves. What
changes--what fun! And what eet do for you, Mees Scarlett, and
Mees Melly? You meelk ze cow, peek ze cotton?"
Gone With the Wind |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: of thyself the nations were scattered.
ISA 33:4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the
caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon
them.
ISA 33:5 The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled
Zion with judgment and righteousness.
ISA 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times,
and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
ISA 33:7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors
of peace shall weep bitterly.
ISA 33:8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath
King James Bible |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy: before them. And Jude said he also thought they were both too thin-skinned--
that they ought never to have been born--much less have come together for
the most preposterous of all joint ventures for THEM--matrimony.
His betrothed shuddered; and asked him earnestly if he indeed felt that they
ought not to go in cold blood and sign that life-undertaking again?"
It is awful if you think we have found ourselves not strong enough for it,
and knowing this, are proposing to perjure ourselves," she said.
"I fancy I do think it--since you ask me," said Jude. "Remember I'll
do it if you wish, own darling." While she hesitated he went on
to confess that, though he thought they ought to be able to do it,
he felt checked by the dread of incompetency just as she did--
Jude the Obscure |
