Размышления

           Youhavetoknowanawfullotbeforeyoucanjudgeotherpeople’sactionswithrealunderstanding.

           vi.Whenyouloseyourtemper,orevenfeelirritated:thathumanlifeisveryshort.Beforelongallofuswillbelaidoutsidebyside.

           vii.Thatit’snotwhattheydothatbothersus:that’saproblemfortheirminds,notours.It’sourownmisperceptions.Discardthem.Bewillingtogiveupthinkingofthisasacatastrophe...andyourangerisgone.Howdoyoudothat?Byrecognizingthatyou’vesufferednodisgrace.Unlessdisgraceistheonlythingthatcanhurtyou,you’redoomedtocommitinnumerableoffenses—tobecomeathief,orheavenonlyknowswhatelse.

           viii.Howmuchmoredamageangerandgriefdothanthethingsthatcausethem.

           ix.Thatkindnessisinvincible,providedit’ssincere—notironicoranact.Whatcaneventhemostviciouspersondoifyoukeeptreatinghimwithkindnessandgentlysethimstraight—ifyougetthechance—correctinghimcheerfullyattheexactmomentthathe’stryingtodoyouharm."No,no,myfriend.Thatisn’twhatwe’reherefor.Itisn’tmewho’sharmedbythat.It’syou."Andshowhim,gentlyandwithoutpointingfingers,thatit’sso.Thatbeesdon’tbehavelikethis—oranyotheranimalswithasenseofcommunity.Don’tdoitsardonicallyormeanly,butaffectionately—withnohatredinyourheart.Andnotexcathedraortoimpressthirdparties,butspeakingdirectly.