| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tao Teh King by Lao-tze: What was in front is now behind;
What warmed anon we freezing find.
Strength is of weakness oft the spoil;
The store in ruins mocks our toil.
Hence the sage puts away excessive effort, extravagance, and easy
indulgence.
30. 1. He who would assist a lord of men in harmony with the Tao will
not assert his mastery in the kingdom by force of arms. Such a course
is sure to meet with its proper return.
2. Wherever a host is stationed, briars and thorns spring up. In the
sequence of great armies there are sure to be bad years.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Pool of Blood in the Pastor's Study by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: his answer to the greeting of those who passed him was short. The
children avoided him, for with the keenness of their kind they
recognised the fact that this usually gentle little man was not in
possession of his habitual calm temper. One group of boys, playing
with a top, did not notice his coming and Muller stopped behind
them to look on. Suddenly a sharp whistle was heard and the boys
looked up from their play, surprised at seeing the stranger behind
them. His eyes were gleaming, and his cheeks were flushed, and a
few bars of a merry tune came in a keen whistle from his lips as
he watched the spirals made by the spinning top.
Before the boys could stop their play the detective had left the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: heart can wish or tongue can tell.
DICK.
My lord, when shall we go to Cheapside, and take up
commodities upon our bills?
CADE.
Marry, presently.
ALL.
O, brave!
[Re-enter one with the heads.]
CADE.
But is not this braver? Let them kiss one another,
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