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Book 5
Orisitsomeinbornconditionthatmakesyouwhinyandgraspingandobsequious,makesyoucomplainaboutyourbodyandcurryfavorandshowoffandleavesyousoturbulentinside?
No.Youcouldhavebrokenfreealongwayback.Andthenyouwouldhavebeenonlyalittleslow."Notsoquickontheuptake."
Andyouneedtoworkonthataswell—thatslowness.Notsomethingtobeignored,letalonetoprize.
6.Somepeople,whentheydosomeoneafavor,arealwayslookingforachancetocallitin.Andsomearen’t,butthey’restillawareofit—stillregarditasadebt.Butothersdon’tevendothat.They’relikeavinethatproducesgrapeswithoutlookingforanythinginreturn.
Ahorseattheendoftherace...
Adogwhenthehuntisover...
Abeewithitshoneystored...
Andahumanbeingafterhelpingothers.
Theydon’tmakeafussaboutit.Theyjustgoontosomethingelse,asthevinelooksforwardtobearingfruitagaininseason.
Weshouldbelikethat.Actingalmostunconsciously.
—Yes.Exceptconsciousofit.Becauseit’scharacteristicofsocialbeingsthattheyseethemselvesasactingsocially.Andexpecttheirneighborstoseeittoo!
That’strue.Butyou’remisunderstandingme.You’llwinduplikethepeopleImentionedbefore,misledbyplausiblereasoning.