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           Thenletithityou:Wherearetheynow?

           Nowhere...orwherever.

           Thatwayyou’llseehumanlifeforwhatitis.Smoke.Nothing.Especiallywhenyourecallthatoncethingsaltertheyceasetoexistthroughalltheendlessyearstocome.

           Thenwhysuchturmoil?Toliveyourbriefliferightly,isn’tthatenough?

           Therawmaterialyou’remissing,theopportunities...!Whatisanyofthisbuttraining—trainingforyourlogos,inlifeobservedaccurately,scientifically.

           Sokeepatit,untilit’sfullydigested.Asastrongstomachdigestswhateveriteats.Asablazingfiretakeswhateveryouthrowonit,andmakesitlightandflame.

           32.Thatnoonecansaytruthfullythatyouarenotastraightforwardorhonestperson.Thatanyonewhothinksthatbelievesafalsehood.Theresponsibilityisallyours;noonecanstopyoufrombeinghonestorstraightforward.Simplyresolvenottogoonlivingifyouaren’t.Itwouldbecontrarytothelogos.

           33.Giventhematerialwe’remadeof,what’sthesanestthingthatwecandoorsay?Whateveritmaybe,youcandoorsayit.Don’tpretendthatanything’sstoppingyou.

           You’llneverstopcomplaininguntilyoufeelthesamepleasurethatthehedonistgetsfromself-indulgence—onlyfromdoingwhat’spropertohumanbeingsasfarascircumstances—inherentorfortuitous—allow."Enjoyment"meansdoingasmuchofwhatyournaturerequiresasyoucan.